Burwick Holm
Burwick Holm is a small island off the west coast of Mainland, Shetland. It is located in the Bur Wick inlet, and near Scalloway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scalloway Castle and Langa.
Scalloway Castle
Castle
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Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland.
Langa
Islet
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Langa is the collective name for two uninhabited islands off Hildasay, in Shetland, Scotland. The islands are connected by a tombolo and are separated at high tide. It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called "Linga" in Shetland.
Hildasay
Island
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Hildasay, also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland. Hildasay is situated 2 miles west of Burwick Holm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Gulberwick
Village
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Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick. Gulberwick is situated 3½ miles southeast of Burwick Holm.
Burwick Holm
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Burwick Holm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Burwick Holm”
- Dutch: “Burwick Holm”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Burwick Holm”
- Swedish: “Burwick Holm”
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Highlights include Hill of Burwick and North Channel.
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