Aywick
Aywick is a small settlement on the east side of Yell, an island forming part of the Shetland Islands north of Scotland. The naturalist Bobby Tulloch was born and grew up in Aywick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitehill Lighthouse.
Whitehill Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehill Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northeast of Aywick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otterswick and Gossabrough.
Otterswick
Hamlet
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Otterswick is a hamlet on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands.
Gossabrough
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gossabrough is a coastal hamlet, wick and ness on the southeast side of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. The Wick of Gossabrough lies between the northern extremity of Gossabrough Ness and the Saddle of Swarister. Gossabrough is situated 2½ miles south of Aywick.
Mid Yell
Village
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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 2½ miles northwest of Aywick.
Aywick
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.5612° or 60° 33′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.02936° or 1° 1′ 46″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGWHX6C+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1838212470OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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