Lang Head
Lang Head is a cape in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Lang Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Mangaster, as well as near the locality Nibon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mavis Grind and Brae.
Mavis Grind
Locality
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Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. Mavis Grind is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lang Head.
Brae
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Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.
Hillswick
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Hillswick is a small village on the Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of Brae - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.
Lang Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lang Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lang Head”
- Swedish: “Lang Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mangaster and Nibon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eina Stack and Hill of Heodale.
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