Colgrave Sound

Colgrave Sound is a strait in , . Colgrave Sound is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hascosay and Whitehill Lighthouse.

Island
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small lying between Yell and in the Shetland Islands, .

Lighthouse
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Building
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 19th-century Gothic mansion on , one of the Shetland Islands, in northern . Built by the Nicolson family, who were responsible for clearing Fetlar of many of its inhabitants, it has been disused since the 1980s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tresta and Houbie.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Fetlar, CC BY 2.5.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement on the east side of , an island forming part of the Shetland Islands north of . The naturalist Bobby Tulloch was born and grew up in .

Colgrave Sound

Latitude
60.58689° or 60° 35′ 13″ north
Longitude
-0.95186° or 0° 57′ 7″ west
Open location code
9CGXH2PX+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 938096216
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
2652579
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Satellite Map

Discover Colgrave Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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