Kirk Ness
Kirk Ness is a peninsula in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Kirk Ness is situated nearby to the hamlet Brough, as well as near Challister.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whalsay and Suther Ness Lighthouse.
Whalsay
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whalsay is one of the Shetland Islands, 5 miles northeast of the Shetland Mainland, with a population of 1061 in 2011. It makes its living from fishing and crofting, and is seldom visited by tourists though it's easily reached.
West Linga
Island
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West Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huxter and Neap.
Huxter
Hamlet
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Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. Huxter is situated 2 miles south of Kirk Ness.
Neap
Locality
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Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. Neap is situated 5 miles southwest of Kirk Ness.
Kirk Ness
- Type: Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.36667° or 60° 22′ northLongitude
-1° or 1° westOpen location code
9CGX9282+M2GeoNames ID
2645243
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Highlights include Suther Ness and Wether Holm.
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