Bigton facts for kids

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A view over Bigton and across the sea to Foula
Bigton
OS grid reference	HU377211
Civil parish	Dunrossness
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01950
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 59°58′26″N 1°19′23″W / 59.974°N 1.323°W / 59.974; -1.323

Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness.

Bigton lies on the Atlantic coast of the island overlooking St Ninian's Isle and within view is the island of Burra, further to the north. It is 18 miles by road from Lerwick, just off the B9122 and lies just north of the settlement of Scousburgh. The smaller settlement of Ireland adjoins Bigton.

Facilities include a post office/shop and a cafe. Bigton Kirk was sold by the Church of Scotland in 2021 to Bigton Collective who converted it into a community centre. Farming in the area is a mixture of arable and mixed livestock.

The author, film-maker and painter Elizabeth Balneaves and her husband Dr James McLauchlan Johnston lived in the old manse, Bigton for the last 20 years of Balneaves' life.