Ham
Ham is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Ham is situated nearby to the hamlet Grindiscol, as well as near Kirkabister.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bressay and Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse.
Bressay
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The island of Bressay is in the Shetland Islands just east of Mainland, and is the most accessible island from Lerwick. It's a peaceful place of lochs and sea caves, arches and migrating birds that is great for hikes, panoramas, historical sites, and wildlife.
Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Bressay Lighthouse is in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, 4 kilometres south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay. Shetland Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Ham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.
Lerwick
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Sound
Quarter
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland. Sound is situated 2 miles west of Ham.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles north of Ham.
Ham
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.13845° or 60° 8′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.11301° or 1° 6′ 47″ westElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
9CGW4VQP+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1837993311OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8531879
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