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Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte is one of the places to visit in Lerwick. Another 3 places to visit lie within 5 km. It holds the status of a scheduled monument.

Photo: Fort Charlotte, Lrs1572 (CC BY-SA 2.0 de)
Where
In Lerwick
inside the locality
How well known
Top 13%
#1,081 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 15–16°C
In brief

Fort in Lerwick

Inside Lerwick

Fort Charlotte is inside Lerwick’s locality, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Lerwick has 101 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

Expect 15–16°C highs in Lerwick in July and August.

Jan7° / 2°145 mm
Feb7° / 2°118 mm
Mar8° / 3°105 mm
Apr9° / 4°64 mm
May12° / 6°53 mm
Jun14° / 8°55 mm
Jul15° / 10°63 mm
Aug16° / 10°82 mm
Sep14° / 9°101 mm
Oct11° / 7°126 mm
Nov9° / 5°139 mm
Dec7° / 3°146 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lerwick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lerwick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lerwick’s full climate →
About

Fort Charlotte

Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages. The pick nearby is Shetland Museum and Archives, 400 m off.

Lerwick’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Fort
Listed
Scheduled monument
Wikipedias
Covered in 7 languages
Town
in Lerwick
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Mapping Fort Charlotte

On this map, Fort Charlotte is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Lerwick’s locality. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Bases near Fort Charlotte

Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Lerwick

6,714 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

What else is near Fort Charlotte

Around it, within 15 km, lie 5 more, including 4 museums and a castle.

1MuseumShetland Museum and Archives400 m away2CastleScalloway Castle7.5 km away3MuseumMuseumScalloway Museum7.2 km away4MuseumMuseumShetland Textile Museum2 km away5MuseumMuseumBressay Heritage Centre1.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Fort Charlotte

Where is Fort Charlotte?

Fort Charlotte is in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, inside the town’s locality.

What is Fort Charlotte?

Fort in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Fort Charlotte?

July and August are the warmest months in Lerwick, with afternoon highs of 15–16°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Fort Charlotte a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Fort Charlotte?

Within 15 km: Shetland Museum and Archives (400 m), Scalloway Castle (7.5 km), Scalloway Museum (7.2 km) and Shetland Textile Museum (2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.