Holmsgarth
Holmsgarth is a quarter in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Holmsgarth is situated nearby to the quarter Garthspool, as well as near Freefield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lerwick Power Station and Shetland Museum.
Lerwick Power Station
Power station
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay.
Fort Charlotte
Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.
Lerwick
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Sound
Quarter
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles east of Holmsgarth.
Holmsgarth
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.163° or 60° 9′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.16354° or 1° 9′ 49″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW5R7P+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1837988031OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
13268949
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