Cloa Rock
Cloa Rock is a reef in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Cloa Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Brough, as well as near the locality Upper Neapaback.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Haa Museum and Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.
Old Haa Museum
Museum
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Haa of Brough is a museum, tearoom and garden in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site.
Lunna Holm
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lunna Holm is a small island near Lunna Ness, in the Shetland Islands. It is 27 metres at its highest point. Lunna Holm is situated 2 miles south of Cloa Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burravoe and Gossabrough.
Burravoe
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Gossabrough
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gossabrough is a coastal hamlet, wick and ness on the southeast side of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. The Wick of Gossabrough lies between the northern extremity of Gossabrough Ness and the Saddle of Swarister. Gossabrough is situated 3 miles north of Cloa Rock.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 3½ miles west of Cloa Rock.
Cloa Rock
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.48333° or 60° 29′ northLongitude
-1.03333° or 1° 2′ westOpen location code
9CGWFXM8+8MGeoNames ID
2652814
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Cloa Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brough and Upper Neapaback.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muckle Skerry of Neapaback and North Taing.
Shetland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Lerwick, Fair Isle, Unst, and Yell.
Curious Reefs to Discover
Uncover intriguing reefs from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: juvlai, CC BY-SA 2.0.