Sandwick
Sandwick is a village in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has about 1,220 residents. Sandwick is situated nearby to the hamlet Leebitten, as well as near the locality Hoga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mousa and Mousa light station.
Mousa
Island
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Mousa is a small island in Shetland, Scotland, uninhabited since the nineteenth century. The island is known for the Broch of Mousa, an Iron Age round tower, and is designated as a Special Protection Area for storm-petrel breeding colonies. Mousa is situated 1½ miles east of Sandwick.
Mousa light station
Lighthouse
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Mousa light station is a lighthouse, which is situated 2½ miles east of Sandwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoswick and Levenwick.
Hoswick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoswick is a settlement in Sandwick in the south mainland of Shetland, Scotland, on the eastern part of the Dunrossness civil parish. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick Burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the settlement is situated.
Levenwick
Village
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Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area. Levenwick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sandwick.
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mail is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mail is situated 2½ miles north of Sandwick.
Sandwick
- Type: Village with 1,220 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.9964° or 59° 59′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.22427° or 1° 13′ 27″ westPopulation
1,220Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB SWCOpen location code
9CFWXQWG+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1837962554OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2638534
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