Head of Gutcher
Head of Gutcher is a cape in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Head of Gutcher is situated nearby to the hamlet Belmont, as well as near the village Cullivoe.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape on Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gutcher Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Linga and Belmont House.
Linga
Islet
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Linga is a small uninhabited island in the Bluemull Sound, Shetland, Scotland. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. It has an area of 45 ha and is 26m at its highest point.
Belmont House
Building
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont House is a neo-classical Georgian country house estate on the island of Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It was constructed in 1775 by Shetland landowner Thomas Mouat of Garth who was a local Shetlander.
St Olaf’s Church
Ruins
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Olaf's Church, Unst is a ruined medieval church located on the island of Unst, in Shetland, Scotland, UK. The church was built in the Celtic style, and dates to the twelfth century. St Olaf’s Church is situated 2½ miles north of Head of Gutcher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont and Gutcher.
Belmont
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011.
Gutcher
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Cullivoe
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher. Cullivoe is situated 2 miles northwest of Head of Gutcher.
Head of Gutcher
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Head of Gutcher” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Head of Gutcher”
- Swedish: “Head of Gutcher”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Sandwick and Wick.
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