Ness of Melby
Ness of Melby is a point in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Ness of Melby is situated nearby to the hamlet Sandness, as well as near Huxter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holm of Melby and Loch of Huxter, broch.
Holm of Melby
Islet
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Melby is a small uninhabited island off Mainland, Shetland in Scotland. It lies in the Sound of Papa just offshore from the settlement of Melby in the district of Sandness.
Loch of Huxter, broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Huxter, broch is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandness and Huxter.
Sandness
Hamlet
Photo: Cwcoutts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Biggings
Hamlet
Photo: Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles north of Ness of Melby.
Ness of Melby
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.3° or 60° 18′ northLongitude
-1.66667° or 1° 40′ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
9CGW882M+28GeoNames ID
2642796
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