Burra Ness
Burra Ness is a cape in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Burra Ness is situated nearby to the hamlet North Sandwick, as well as near the locality Brough Lodge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burra Ness Broch and Hascosay.
Burra Ness Broch
Ruins
Photo: Steve Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burra Ness Broch is an iron-age broch located on the east coast of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland.
Hascosay
Island
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hascosay is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hascosay is situated 2 miles south of Burra Ness.
Sound Gruney
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Sound Gruney is situated 1½ miles northeast of Burra Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gutcher and Mid Yell.
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. Gutcher is situated 2½ miles north of Burra Ness.
Mid Yell
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mid Yell is a coastal settlement on the island Yell, the second-largest of Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mid Yell, the largest settlement on the island, is at the head of Mid Yell Voe on the B9081 road about 1 mile from its junction with the A968 road. Mid Yell is situated 3½ miles southwest of Burra Ness.
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. Belmont is situated 3½ miles north of Burra Ness.
Burra Ness
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.63333° or 60° 38′ northLongitude
-0.98333° or 0° 59′ westOpen location code
9CGXJ2M8+8MGeoNames ID
2654248
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