Hildasay

Hildasay, also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Linga and Langa.

Islet
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is a small island off Hildasay in the Shetland Islands. It is one of the Scalloway Islands. Haswell-Smith compares Hildasay and the adjacent islands to a yeti's footprint, with as the big toe.

Islet
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is the collective name for two uninhabited islands off Hildasay, in Shetland, Scotland. The islands are connected by a tombolo and are separated at high tide. It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called "Linga" in Shetland.

Islet
The are a group of reefs and small islands, between and Hildasay in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. They have been considerably eroded in the historic past, and some of the islands are still connected at low tides.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.

Hamlet
is a small peninsula north of in the , . The Hill of rises to 107 metres, the Ness of is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands.

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is a fishing village in the . It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 miles northeast of Hildasay.

Hildasay

Latitude
60.14585° or 60° 8′ 45″ north
Longitude
-1.35994° or 1° 21′ 36″ west
Open location code
9CGW4JWR+82
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41105627
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2646907
Wiki­data ID
Q2731991
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Satellite Map

Discover Hildasay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Hildasay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Hildasay”
  • Cebuano: “Hildasay Island”
  • Cebuano: “Hildasay”
  • Chinese: “赫达塞岛”
  • Chinese: “赫達塞島”
  • Danish: “Hildasay”
  • Dutch: “Hildasay”
  • French: “Hildasay”
  • Italian: “Hildasay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hildasay”
  • Scots: “Hildasay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Hildasay”
  • Swedish: “Hildasay Island”
  • Swedish: “Hildasay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sandy Voe and Harpa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Granite Quarry and Hogg of Hildesay.

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