Roe Ness

Roe Ness is a point in , . Roe Ness is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hildasay and Scarf Water.

Island
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, also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Roe Ness.

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is situated 2½ miles west of Roe Ness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.

Hamlet
is a small peninsula north of in the , . The Hill of rises to 107 metres, the Ness of is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. is situated 4½ miles east of Roe Ness.

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is a fishing village in the . It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.

Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 miles northeast of Roe Ness.

Roe Ness

Latitude
60.16667° or 60° 10′ north
Longitude
-1.41667° or 1° 25′ west
Open location code
9CGW5H8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2639222
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Satellite Map

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