Baa of Oxafirth
Baa of Oxafirth is a reef in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Baa of Oxafirth is situated nearby to the hamlet Norby, as well as near the locality Melby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bay of Garth and Ness Loch.
Bay of Garth
Archaeological site
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Bay of Garth is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandness and West Burrafirth.
Sandness
Hamlet
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Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour some 1600 metres northwest across Papa Sound. Sandness is situated 2 miles southwest of Baa of Oxafirth.
West Burrafirth
Hamlet
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West Burrafirth is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Baa of Oxafirth.
Biggings
Hamlet
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Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings. A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century. Biggings is situated 3 miles west of Baa of Oxafirth.
Baa of Oxafirth
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.31667° or 60° 19′ northLongitude
-1.6° or 1° 36′ westOpen location code
9CGW8C82+M2GeoNames ID
2640739
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Norby and Melby.
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