Mossbank
Mossbank is a village in the north east of the Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. Originally served by an inter island ferry steamer from Lerwick, this ceased when the Yell Sound ferry commenced from the small port of Toft, approximately 1 mile further north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Mossbank, Shetland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samphrey and Linga.
Samphrey
Island
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Samphrey is an uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. One of Fair Isle's old names is "Friðarey" which is of similar origin. It is situated in the southern end of Yell Sound, between the Mainland, Shetland at Mossbank and the island of Yell.
Linga
Islet
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Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, in Yell Sound. Linga is situated 1½ miles southeast of Mossbank.
Fish Holm
Islet
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Fish Holm is a small island, 1.5 miles east of Mainland, Shetland. It is near the village of Mossbank. It is 20 metres at its highest point, and a mile south of Samphrey in Yell Sound. Fish Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Mossbank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copister and Ulsta.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 3 miles northeast of Mossbank.
Ulsta
Village
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Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 3 miles north of Mossbank.
Burravoe
Village
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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. Burravoe is situated 5 miles northeast of Mossbank.
Mossbank
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.4605° or 60° 27′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.18096° or 1° 10′ 52″ westUnited Nations Location Code
GB MSBOpen location code
9CGWFR69+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1838150938OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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