Swinister Voe
Swinister Voe is a bay in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Swinister Voe is situated nearby to the hamlet Firth, as well as near the locality Ube.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Linga and Fish Holm.
Linga
Islet
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Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, in Yell Sound.
Fish Holm
Islet
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Fish Holm is a small island, 1.5 miles east of Mainland, Shetland. It is near the village of Mossbank. It is 20 metres at its highest point, and a mile south of Samphrey in Yell Sound.
Samphrey
Island
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Samphrey is an uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. One of Fair Isle's old names is "Friðarey" which is of similar origin. It is situated in the southern end of Yell Sound, between the Mainland, Shetland at Mossbank and the island of Yell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copister and Ulsta.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach.
Ulsta
Village
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Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here.
Burravoe
Village
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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Swinister Voe
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.4358° or 60° 26′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.17528° or 1° 10′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CGWCRPF+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8690662931OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2636377
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Localities in the Area
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