Northpunds
Northpunds is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Northpunds is situated nearby to the village Levenwick, as well as near the hamlet Channerwick.Places of Interest
Highlights include Levenwick Broch and Clumlie Broch.
Levenwick Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick Broch is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles south of Northpunds.
Clumlie Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clumlie Broch is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland. Clumlie Broch is situated 2½ miles south of Northpunds.
Loch of Vatsetter
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Vatsetter is situated 2 miles west of Northpunds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Levenwick and Hoswick.
Levenwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area.
Hoswick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoswick is a settlement in Sandwick in the south mainland of Shetland, Scotland, on the eastern part of the Dunrossness civil parish. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick Burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the settlement is situated.
Bigton
Village
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. The Stewarts owned Bigton from 1634. Bigton is situated 2 miles west of Northpunds.
Northpunds
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.98192° or 59° 58′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.27195° or 1° 16′ 19″ westElevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
9CFWXPJH+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1837951423OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13268669
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