Nesting
Nesting is a parish in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It includes a part of the east Shetland Mainland, measuring about twelve by four miles, along the seaboard from Gletness to Lunna Ness, and also the island of Whalsay and the Out Skerries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: parish in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Nesting Bay”, “Nesting, Shetland”, and “South Nesting Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoo Stack.
Hoo Stack
Islet
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Hoo Stack is a small island off Nesting in Shetland. It is one and a half miles from the North Isle of Gletness. It is 34 metres at its highest point, and is home to a lighthouse, which was built in 1986. Hoo Stack is situated 2½ miles south of Nesting.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neap and Huxter.
Neap
Locality
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Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. Neap is situated 1½ miles north of Nesting.
Huxter
Hamlet
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Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. Huxter is situated 5 miles northeast of Nesting.
Nesting
- Categories: Scottish civil parish and body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Nesting” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Nesting”
- German: “Nesting”
- Japanese: “ネスティング行政教区”
- Turkish: “Nesting, Shetland”
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