Cunnister

Places of Interest

Linga

Islet

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Linga is a small uninhabited island in the Bluemull Sound, Shetland, Scotland. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. It has an area of 45 ha and is 26m at its highest point. Linga is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cunnister.

Burra Ness Broch

Ruins

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Burra Ness Broch is an iron-age broch located on the east coast of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Burra Ness Broch is situated 2 miles east of Cunnister.

Places in the Area

Gutcher

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to Belmont on Unst and Hamars Ness on Fetlar operate. Gutcher is situated 2 miles northeast of Cunnister.

Belmont

Hamlet

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Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 3½ miles northeast of Cunnister.

Mid Yell

Village

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Mid Yell is a coastal settlement on the island Yell, the second-largest of Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mid Yell, the largest settlement on the island, is at the head of Mid Yell Voe on the B9081 road about 1 mile from its junction with the A968 road. Mid Yell is situated 4 miles south of Cunnister.

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