Ness of Hillswick
Ness of Hillswick is a peninsula in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Ness of Hillswick is situated nearby to the locality Burnside, as well as near the hamlet Urafirth.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillswick and Mavis Grind.
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.
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 6 miles southeast of Ness of Hillswick.
Ness of Hillswick
- Type: Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.46667° or 60° 28′ northLongitude
-1.5° or 1° 30′ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGWFG82+M2GeoNames ID
2646884
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