Mossbank: Lunna House
Few places in Shetland have a history as closely tied to the wartime Shetland Bus operations as Lunna. Set on the sheltered waters of Lunna Voe, this small settlement on the north-east of Shetland Mainland was an early base for secret crossings linking Britain with occupied Norway during the Second World War. Lunna House, a 17th-century laird’s house, and the nearby kirk provide built reminders of that story. Around them, working crofts, drystone boundaries and grazing land run down to the voe, while low, treeless hills define the shore. Lunna’s modest scale and island setting make its historic role especially tangible.
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