Cullivoe
Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Olaf’s Church and Brough Holm.
St Olaf’s Church
Ruins
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St Olaf's Church, Unst is a ruined medieval church located on the island of Unst, in Shetland, Scotland, UK. The church was built in the Celtic style, and dates to the twelfth century. St Olaf’s Church is situated 2 miles east of Cullivoe.
Brough Holm
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Brough Holm is a small island off Unst, in the North Isles of Shetland. It is off Westing, which as the name implies is on the west coast of Unst. The word "brough" refers to the remains of the broch on it. Brough Holm is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cullivoe.
Brough Holm,broch,Westing
Archaeological site
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Brough Holm,broch,Westing is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cullivoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gloup and Belmont.
Gloup
Hamlet
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Note: Gloup is common in Scottish placenames referring to a sea jet. Gloup is a village in the far north of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands. Gloup is situated 2 miles northwest of Cullivoe.
Belmont
Hamlet
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Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cullivoe.
Gutcher
Village
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Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to Belmont on Unst and Hamars Ness on Fetlar operate. Gutcher is situated 2½ miles south of Cullivoe.
Cullivoe
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.70764° or 60° 42′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.01255° or 1° 0′ 45″ westOpen location code
9CGWPX5P+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1838223215OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12265213Wikidata ID
Q899534
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cullivoe”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.