Leebitten
Leebitten is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Leebitten is situated nearby to the village Sandwick, as well as near the locality Hoga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mousa and Mousa light station.
Mousa
Island
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Mousa is a small island in Shetland, Scotland, uninhabited since the nineteenth century. The island is known for the Broch of Mousa, an Iron Age round tower, and is designated as a Special Protection Area for storm-petrel breeding colonies. Mousa is situated 1½ miles east of Leebitten.
Mousa light station
Lighthouse
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mousa light station is a lighthouse, which is situated 2½ miles east of Leebitten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoswick and Mail.
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.
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mail is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mail is situated 2 miles north of Leebitten.
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 2½ miles north of Leebitten.
Leebitten
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.00643° or 60° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.22202° or 1° 13′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CGW2Q4H+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1837963712OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13268724
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sandwick and Hoga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mousa Ferry Waiting Room Exhibition and Sandwick Play Park and Cycle Track.
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