Point of Scattland
Point of Scattland is a point in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Point of Scattland is situated nearby to the hamlet Heogan, as well as near the quarter Holmsgarth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shetland Museum and Lerwick Power Station.
Shetland Museum
Museum
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The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay.
Lerwick Power Station
Power station
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland.
Fort Charlotte
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Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.
Lerwick
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Sound
Quarter
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland. Sound is situated 1½ miles southwest of Point of Scattland.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of Point of Scattland.
Point of Scattland
- Type: Point
- Historically known as: “Point of Scotland”
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.16667° or 60° 10′ northLongitude
-1.15° or 1° 9′ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW5R8X+MXGeoNames ID
2638359
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Heogan and Holmsgarth.
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Highlights include Lerwick Port and North Ness.
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