Gunnista
Gunnista is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Gunnista is situated nearby to the hamlet Beosetter, as well as near Heogan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bressay and Shetland Museum.
Bressay
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The island of Bressay is in the Shetland Islands just east of Mainland, and is the most accessible island from Lerwick. It's a peaceful place of lochs and sea caves, arches and migrating birds that is great for hikes, panoramas, historical sites, and wildlife.
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. Shetland Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Gunnista.
Broch of Cullingsburgh
Archaeological site
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Broch of Cullingsburgh is an Iron Age broch located in the Shetland islands. Broch of Cullingsburgh is situated 1½ miles southeast of Gunnista.
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. Sound is situated 3 miles southwest of Gunnista.
Gulberwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick. Gulberwick is situated 5 miles southwest of Gunnista.
Gunnista
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement on Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.17613° or 60° 10′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.09934° or 1° 5′ 58″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW5WG2+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1837995446OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13283160Wikidata ID
Q108460207
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Gunnista” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gunnista”
- German: “Gunnista”
- “Gunnista”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Beosetter and Heogan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Gunnista and Lochs of Beosetter.
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