Isle of Noss
The Isle of Noss or Noss is a small, previously inhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. Noss is separated from the island of Bressay by the narrow Noss Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Peter Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: small, previously inhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Noss”, “Noss Island”, “Noss National Nature Reserve”, “Noss NNR”, “Noss Site of Special Scientific Interest”, and “Noss SSSI”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bressay and Holm of Noss.
Bressay
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The island of Bressay is in the Shetland Islands just east of Mainland, and is the most accessible island from Lerwick. It's a peaceful place of lochs and sea caves, arches and migrating birds that is great for hikes, panoramas, historical sites, and wildlife.
Holm of Noss
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Holm of Noss or Cradle Holm is an uninhabited islet of the Shetland Islands. It is about 48m at its highest point.
Broch of Cullingsburgh
Archaeological site
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Broch of Cullingsburgh is an Iron Age broch located in the Shetland islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gunnista and Lerwick.
Lerwick
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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 5 miles west of Isle of Noss.
Isle of Noss
- Categories: protected area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.14318° or 60° 8′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.02522° or 1° 1′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CGW4XVF+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 8590977OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Isle of Noss from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Isle of Noss” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نوس”
- Basque: “Noss”
- Catalan: “Illa de Noss”
- Catalan: “Noss”
- Cebuano: “Isle of Noss”
- Chinese: “諾斯島”
- Danish: “Isle of Noss”
- Danish: “Noss”
- Dutch: “Noss”
- French: “île de Noss”
- French: “Île de Noss”
- German: “Isle of Noss”
- Italian: “Noss”
- Japanese: “ノス島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Noss”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Noss”
- Norwegian: “Noss”
- Russian: “Носс”
- Scots: “Noss”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Noss”
- Spanish: “Isla de Noss”
- Spanish: “Noss”
- Swedish: “Isle of Noss”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Ham and Grindiscol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include End section 9/ beginning section 10 and End section 10/ beginning section 11.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Isle of Noss”. Photo: Peter Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.