Braewick

Places of Interest

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

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

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

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.

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