Uyeasound
Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Uyea and Muness Castle.
Uyea
Island
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Uyea is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide. Uyea is situated 1½ miles south of Uyeasound.
Muness Castle
Castle
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Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles. Muness Castle is situated 2 miles east of Uyeasound.
Helliers Water
Reservoir
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Helliers Water is a reservoir, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Uyeasound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clivocast and Belmont.
Clivocast
Village
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Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD.
Belmont
Hamlet
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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 1½ miles west of Uyeasound.
Gutcher
Village
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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 3½ miles southwest of Uyeasound.
Uyeasound
- Type: Hamlet with 10 residents
- Description: village on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.69103° or 60° 41′ 28″ northLongitude
-0.91111° or 0° 54′ 40″ westPopulation
10Open location code
9CGXM3RQ+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1838239195OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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