West Sandwick
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Head of Brough, broch, West Yell.
Head of Brough, broch, West Yell
Archaeological site
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Head of Brough, broch, West Yell is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles south of West Sandwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mid Yell and Otterswick.
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 4½ miles east of West Sandwick.
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. Otterswick is situated 5 miles east of West Sandwick.
Ulsta
Village
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Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 5 miles south of West Sandwick.
West Sandwick
- 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
60.57528° or 60° 34′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.18232° or 1° 10′ 56″ westElevation
226 feet (69 metres)Open location code
9CGWHRG9+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 1838217130OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“West Sandwick” goes by many names.
- Basque: “West Sandwick”
- Dutch: “West Sandwick”
- French: “West Sandwick”
- Russian: “Уэст-Сэндуик”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Brough and Hill of Sandwick.
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