Braga
Braga is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Braga is situated nearby to the hamlet Silwick, as well as near Wester Skeld.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hildasay and Cheynies.
Hildasay
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hildasay, also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland. Hildasay is situated 2½ miles east of Braga.
Cheynies
Islet
The Cheynies are a group of reefs and small islands, between Oxna and Hildasay in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. They have been considerably eroded in the historic past, and some of the islands are still connected at low tides. Cheynies is situated 2½ miles southeast of Braga.
Scarf Water
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scarf Water is situated 2½ miles northwest of Braga.
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. Burwick is situated 5 miles east of Braga.
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.
Braga
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Braga Rock”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.15008° or 60° 9′ 0″ northLongitude
-1.43135° or 1° 25′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CGW5H29+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 229408476OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2654952
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