UK
Scotland
Shetland Islands

Hill of Griesta

Hill of Griesta is a peak in , and has an elevation of 384 feet. Hill of Griesta is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
Tap on a place
to explore it

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lerwick Tingwall Airport and Tingwall Kirk.

Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tingwall Airport, also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the valley, near the village of Gott, 4 NM northwest of in Mainland, , Scotland.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Islet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small island in Weisdale Voe, an arm of the sea in the islands, . Nearby are the smaller islets of Hoggs of and Junk. The Sound of lies between and Strom Ness peninsula on the Shetland Mainland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haggersta and Burwick.

Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

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

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.
is a fishing village in the . It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.

Hill of Griesta

Latitude
60.1851° or 60° 11′ 6″ north
Longitude
-1.26707° or 1° 16′ 1″ west
Elevation
384 feet (117 metres)
Open location code
9CGW5PPM+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13382153986
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12621666
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Hill of Griesta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Veensgarth and White Ness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Water of Wormadale and Broo Loch.

Shetland Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Lerwick, Fair Isle, Unst, and Yell.

Curious Hills to Discover

Uncover intriguing hills from every corner of the globe.
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. Photo: juvlai, CC BY-SA 2.0.