Hill of Sandwick
Hill of Sandwick is an island in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hill of Sandwick is situated nearby to the locality Freefield, as well as near the village Bridge End.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fugla Ness Lighthouse.
Fugla Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Fugla Ness Lighthouse is situated 2 miles north of Hill of Sandwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quarff and Cunningsburgh.
Quarff
Village
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Quarff is a small village on Mainland in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located on the main A970 road, 5 miles south of Shetland's only town, Lerwick. Quarff is situated 4½ miles northeast of Hill of Sandwick.
Cunningsburgh
Hamlet
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Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh, is a new hamlet and ancient parish in the south of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. The hamlet is on the coast, nine miles south-southwest of Lerwick, about halfway between there and Sumburgh Head. Cunningsburgh is situated 5 miles southeast of Hill of Sandwick.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Hill of Sandwick
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.07799° or 60° 4′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.35237° or 1° 21′ 9″ westElevation
213 feet (65 metres)Open location code
9CGW3JHX+53GeoNames ID
12540957
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