Caldback
Caldback is a locality in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Caldback is situated nearby to the village Baltasound, as well as near the hamlet Baliasta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unst and Unst Airport.
Unst
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Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
Unst Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unst Airport also called Baltasound Airport is an unlicensed airfield near Baltasound, on the island of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The airfield has effectively been mothballed since 1996 and is now only used by the emergency services.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltasound and Hamar.
Baltasound
Village
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Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom. Baltasound is situated 1½ miles northeast of Caldback.
Hamar
Locality
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Hamar is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northeast of Caldback.
Uyeasound
Hamlet
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Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea. Uyeasound is situated 3½ miles south of Caldback.
Caldback
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.74124° or 60° 44′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.89184° or 0° 53′ 31″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
9CGXP4R5+F7GeoNames ID
13283265
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Localities in the Area
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