White Ness

White Ness is a village in Shetland Islands, Scotland. White Ness is situated nearby to the locality Stromness, as well as near the village Haggersta.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greena and Flotta.

Greena

Islet

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greena is a small island off the west coast of Mainland, Shetland. It is 10m at its highest point, and is north of Flotta, Shetland. It is in Weisdale Voe.

Flotta

Islet

Photo: David Nicolson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flotta is an island off the south west of Mainland, Shetland. The name may come from the Old Norse, flatey meaning flat island, and the island's highest point is only ten metres. It is in Weisdale Voe, and is to the south of Greena.

Haggersta, War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haggersta and Huxter.

Haggersta

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haggersta is a village.

Huxter

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles north of White Ness.

Burwick

Hamlet

Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 3½ miles south of White Ness.

White Ness

Type: Village
Also known as: “Whiteness”
Category: locality
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.20276° or 60° 12′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.29482° or 1° 17′ 41″ west

Elevation

157 feet (48 metres)

Open location code

9CGW6P34+43

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1838007351

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

12264827

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