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.

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

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Mail

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″ north

Longitude

-1.22427° or 1° 13′ 27″ west

Population

1,220

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB SWC

Open location code

9CFWXQWG+H7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1837962554

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2638534

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