Isle of Stenness

The Isle of Stenness is one of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is off north west Mainland in the Northmavine. It sheltered the old fishing harbour at Esha Ness on the mainland.

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dore Holm and Esha Ness Lighthouse.

Dore Holm

Islet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Dore Holm is a small uninhabited islet off the south coast of Esha Ness, located in the north-west of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Its natural arch can be seen from the coast between Tangwick and Stenness.

Esha Ness Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Esha Ness Lighthouse is situated at Esha Ness, on the Northmavine peninsula in the north-west mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It sometimes rendered as Eshaness Lighthouse.

Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure

Archaeological site

Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles north of Isle of Stenness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillswick.

Hillswick

Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.

Hillswick is a small village on the Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of Brae - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.

Isle of Stenness

Type: Island
Description: island south-west of Esha Ness, Northmavine, North Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.47374° or 60° 28′ 26″ north

Longitude

-1.62481° or 1° 37′ 29″ west

Open location code

9CGWF9FG+F3

GeoNames ID

2636955

Wikidata ID

Q6084058

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Isle of Stenness” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Isle of Stenness”
Dutch: “Isle of Stenness”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Isle of Stenness”
Swedish: “Isle of Stenness”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Heogaland and Esha Ness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eshaness Skerry and The Bruddans.

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