West Burrafirth
West Burrafirth is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. West Burrafirth is situated nearby to the locality Burradale Bottom, as well as near Whalwick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Linga and Tarra Water.
Linga
Islet
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Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vementry. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. The island is uninhabited. Linga is situated 2½ miles northeast of West Burrafirth.
Tarra Water
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarra Water is situated 2½ miles west of West Burrafirth.
Ness Loch
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ness Loch is situated 2½ miles west of West Burrafirth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clousta and Sandness.
Clousta
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clousta is a hamlet on Mainaland, in the island's west, Shetland, Scotland. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel farming, and crofting. Clousta is in the parish of Sandsting. Clousta is situated 3½ miles east of West Burrafirth.
Sandness
Hamlet
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Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour a mile northwest across Papa Sound. Sandness is situated 4 miles west of West Burrafirth.
Walls
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walls or Waas is a small fishing village on the west Mainland of the Shetland Islands. The main reasons to come are the Neolithic "Temple" and to take the ferry to Foula, or the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour.
West Burrafirth
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Sandsting, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.29387° or 60° 17′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.54071° or 1° 32′ 27″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9CGW7FV5+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1838139803OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13283131Wikidata ID
Q108848616
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