Valla Field
Valla Field is a peak in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 709 feet. Valla Field is situated nearby to the hamlet Newgord, as well as near Westing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unst and Brough Holm.
Unst
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
Brough Holm
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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,broch,Westing
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Holm,broch,Westing is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltasound and Hamar.
Baltasound
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom.
Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrafirth links is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff.
Valla Field
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 709 feet
- Description: 216m hill on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.74961° or 60° 44′ 59″ northLongitude
-0.92937° or 0° 55′ 46″ westElevation
709 feet (216 metres)Open location code
9CGXP3XC+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3473844260OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12607559Wikidata ID
Q108430904
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Valla Field” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Valla Field”
- French: “Valla Field”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Newgord and Westing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Collaster and Loch of Bogligarths.
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