Houlland
Houlland is a locality in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Houlland is situated nearby to the hamlet Littlester, as well as near Hamnavoe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Haa Museum and Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.
Old Haa Museum
Museum
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Haa of Brough is a museum, tearoom and garden in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burravoe and Copister.
Burravoe
Village
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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 1½ miles west of Houlland.
Ulsta
Village
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Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 2½ miles west of Houlland.
Houlland
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.49855° or 60° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.08337° or 1° 5′ 0″ westOpen location code
9CGWFWX8+CMGeoNames ID
13277918
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