Hos Wick
Hos Wick is a bay in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hos Wick is situated nearby to the hamlet Channerwick, as well as near Northpunds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Levenwick Broch and Loch of Vatsetter.
Levenwick Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick Broch is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoswick and Levenwick.
Hoswick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoswick is a settlement in Sandwick in the south mainland of Shetland, Scotland, on the eastern part of the Dunrossness civil parish. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick Burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the settlement is situated.
Levenwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area.
Bigton
Village
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. The Stewarts owned Bigton from 1634.
Hos Wick
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.99347° or 59° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.2554° or 1° 15′ 20″ westOpen location code
9CFWXPVV+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 8690577014OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2646538Wikidata ID
Q24641600
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hos Wick” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hos Wick”
- Swedish: “Hos Wick”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Channerwick and Northpunds.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Mainland Pool and Carnegie Hall.
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