Hamars Ness
Hamars Ness is a headland on the island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland. The name is from the Old Norse Hamarsnes meaning "craggy headland". A ro-ro ferry is operated from here, which links Fetlar to the Shetland Mainland, and to the island of Unst.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Point
- Description: headland on Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hamars Ness Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sound Gruney and Urie Lingey.
Sound Gruney
Islet
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Sound Gruney is one of the Shetland islands. It lies about 1.5 kilometres north of Hamars Ness on Fetlar, south of Unst, and to the east of Yell.
Urie Lingey
Islet
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Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west.
Hascosay
Island
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Hascosay is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hascosay is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hamars Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tresta and Houbie.
Tresta
Hamlet
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Tresta is a hamlet, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Hamars Ness.
Gutcher
Village
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Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to Belmont on Unst and Hamars Ness on Fetlar operate. Gutcher is situated 3½ miles northwest of Hamars Ness.
Hamars Ness
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hamars Ness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hamars Ness Point”
- Cebuano: “Hamars Ness”
- Faroese: “Hamars Ness”
- Faroese: “Hamarsnes”
- Swedish: “Hamars Ness Point”
- Swedish: “Hamars Ness”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Urie Ness and Ness of Brough.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hamars Ness”. Photo: Ken Craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.