Lang Holm
Lang Holm is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Lang Holm is situated nearby to the hamlet Newgord, as well as near Westing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brough Holm and Brough Holm,broch,Westing.
Brough Holm
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Brough Holm is a small island off Unst, in the North Isles of Shetland. It is off Westing, which as the name implies is on the west coast of Unst. The word "brough" refers to the remains of the broch on it.
Brough Holm,broch,Westing
Archaeological site
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Brough Holm,broch,Westing is an archaeological site.
St Olaf’s Church
Ruins
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St Olaf's Church, Unst is a ruined medieval church located on the island of Unst, in Shetland, Scotland, UK. The church was built in the Celtic style, and dates to the twelfth century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullivoe and Belmont.
Cullivoe
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher. Cullivoe is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lang Holm.
Belmont
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 3½ miles south of Lang Holm.
Gloup
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Note: Gloup is common in Scottish placenames referring to a sea jet. Gloup is a village in the far north of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands. Gloup is situated 3½ miles west of Lang Holm.
Lang Holm
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.73699° or 60° 44′ 13″ northLongitude
-0.97158° or 0° 58′ 18″ westOpen location code
9CGXP2PH+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 526887989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
2644928
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