North Taing
North Taing is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. North Taing is situated nearby to the village Burravoe, as well as near the hamlet Brough.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Haa Museum and Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.
Old Haa Museum
Museum
The Old Haa of Brough is a museum, tearoom and garden in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
Archaeological site
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burravoe and Gossabrough.
Burravoe
Village
Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Gossabrough
Hamlet
Gossabrough is a coastal hamlet, wick and ness on the southeast side of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. The Wick of Gossabrough lies between the northern extremity of Gossabrough Ness and the Saddle of Swarister. Gossabrough is situated 2 miles north of North Taing.
Copister
Hamlet
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 3½ miles west of North Taing.
North Taing
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.49803° or 60° 29′ 53″ north
Longitude
-1.02915° or 1° 1′ 45″ west
Open location code
9CGWFXXC+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
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