Stack of the Horse
Stack of the Horse is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Stack of the Horse is situated nearby to the hamlet Gossabrough, as well as near the locality Upper Neapaback.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Haa Museum and Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.
Old Haa Museum
Museum
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The Old Haa of Brough is a museum, tearoom and garden in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell. Old Haa Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Stack of the Horse.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Stack of the Horse.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Stack of the Horse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gossabrough and Burravoe.
Gossabrough
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gossabrough is a coastal hamlet, wick and ness on the southeast side of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. The Wick of Gossabrough lies between the northern extremity of Gossabrough Ness and the Saddle of Swarister.
Burravoe
Village
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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay. Burravoe is situated 2 miles southwest of Stack of the Horse.
Otterswick
Hamlet
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Otterswick is a hamlet on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands. Otterswick is situated 2½ miles northwest of Stack of the Horse.
Stack of the Horse
- Type: Rock
- Also known as: “Horse Stack”
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.51667° or 60° 31′ northLongitude
-1.01667° or 1° 1′ westOpen location code
9CGWGX8M+M8GeoNames ID
2646575
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