Braewick
Braewick is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Braewick is situated nearby to the village Tangwick, as well as near the locality Esha Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dore Holm and Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure.
Dore Holm
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dore Holm is a small uninhabited islet off the south coast of Esha Ness, located in the north-west of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Its natural arch can be seen from the coast between Tangwick and Stenness. Dore Holm is situated 2 miles southwest of Braewick.
Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure
Archaeological site
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles west of Braewick.
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse is situated at Esha Ness, on the Northmavine peninsula in the north-west mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It sometimes rendered as Eshaness Lighthouse. Esha Ness Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles west of Braewick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillswick.
Hillswick
Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.
Hillswick is a small village on the Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of Brae - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.
Braewick
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.49383° or 60° 29′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.56015° or 1° 33′ 37″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9CGWFCVQ+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3807468550OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13283181
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