Hermaness
Hermaness is the northernmost headland of Unst, the most northerly inhabited island of Shetland, Scotland. It consists of huge sea cliffs and moorland, making it an ideal habitat for a variety of birds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: headland on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Herma Ness”, “Hermaness National Nature Reserve”, and “Hermaness NNR”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Out Stack and Muckle Flugga Lighthouse.
Out Stack
Islet
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Muckle Flugga lighthouse punctuates the rocky stack of Muckle Flugga, in Shetland, Scotland. Originally called North Unst Lighthouse, it was renamed in 1964.
RRH Saxa Vord
Peak
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or RRH Saxa Vord, is a Royal Air Force radar station located on the island of Unst, the most northern of the Shetland Islands in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burrafirth and Haroldswick.
Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrafirth links is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff.
Haroldswick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haroldswick or Harold's Wick, is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles.
Skaw
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skaw is a settlement in the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of Unst. It is located north of Haroldswick on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island, and is the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom.
Hermaness
- Categories: headland, cape, and recreation area
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.82781° or 60° 49′ 40″ northLongitude
-0.90231° or 0° 54′ 8″ westOperator
NatureScotOpen location code
9CGXR3HX+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 36206673OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
Discover Hermaness from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hermaness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Herma Ness”
- French: “Hermaness”
- Hebrew: “הרמאנס”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hermaness”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hermaness”
- Norwegian: “Hermaness”
- Russian: “Херманесс”
- Swedish: “Herma Ness”
- Swedish: “Hermaness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Iron Geo and Brim Ness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dead Bird and Hermaness Hill.
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