Twatt
Twatt is a settlement in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is located on the Shetland Mainland on a minor road that leads from the A971 road to Clousta, north of Bixter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Twatt, Shetland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aith Lifeboat Station.
Aith Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: John Dally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aith Lifeboat Station is located at the southern end of Aith Voe, in Aith, a village on the north-west coast of the mainland of the Shetland archipelago, approximately 18 miles from Lerwick. Aith Lifeboat Station is situated 2 miles northeast of Twatt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aith and Clousta.
Aith
Village
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Aith, is a village on the Northern coast of the West Shetland Mainland, Scotland at the southern end of Aith Voe, some 21 miles west of Lerwick. Aith lies on the B9071 that runs south to the junction with the A971 at the village of Bixter and North East via East Burrafirth to the junction with the A970 at the village of Voe. Aith is situated 2 miles northeast of Twatt.
Clousta
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clousta is a hamlet on Mainaland, in the island's west, Shetland, Scotland. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel farming, and crofting. Clousta is in the parish of Sandsting. Clousta is situated 2½ miles north of Twatt.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles southeast of Twatt.
Twatt
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.26466° or 60° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.41132° or 1° 24′ 41″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9CGW7H7Q+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 606268401OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Twatt” goes by many names.
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