Muckle Roe Light
Muckle Roe Light is a lighthouse in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Muckle Roe Light is situated nearby to the island Papa Little, as well as near the hamlet Clousta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Papa Little.
Papa Little
Island
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papa Little is an island in St Magnus Bay, Shetland, Scotland. The island lies at the head of Aith Voe in north west Mainland, Shetland, south of Muckle Roe. Papa Little is situated 2½ miles southeast of Muckle Roe Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clousta and Mavis Grind.
Clousta
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clousta is a hamlet on Mainaland, in the island's west, Shetland, Scotland. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel farming, and crofting. Clousta is in the parish of Sandsting. Clousta is situated 3½ miles south of Muckle Roe Light.
Mavis Grind
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. Mavis Grind is situated 4 miles northeast of Muckle Roe Light.
Brae
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.
Muckle Roe Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Murbie Stacks Light”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.34922° or 60° 20′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.45075° or 1° 27′ 3″ westOpen location code
9CGW8GXX+MPGeoNames ID
11611016
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