Huxter
Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: village on Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Huxter Wick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whalsay and Huxter Fort.
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.
Huxter Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter Fort is an Iron Age fortification on the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland, dating to around 300 BC. It is on an islet in the Loch of Huxter, connected to the shore by a causeway.
Rumble
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rumble is a skerry in the Shetland islands of Scotland, situated roughly 4 kilometres east off the coast of Huxter, southeastern Whalsay. It lies 0.75 miles to southwest of East Linga. Rumble is situated 2 miles east of Huxter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neap.
Neap
Locality
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 4½ miles southwest of Huxter.
Huxter
- Categories: village and body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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