Brough Holm
Brough Holm is a small island off Unst, in the North Isles of Shetland. It is off Westing, which as the name implies is on the west coast of Unst. The word "brough" refers to the remains of the broch on it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Brough Holm,broch,Westing and St Olaf’s Church.
Brough Holm,broch,Westing
Archaeological site
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Brough Holm,broch,Westing is an archaeological site.
St Olaf’s Church
Ruins
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Olaf's Church, Unst is a ruined medieval church located on the island of Unst, in Shetland, Scotland, UK. The church was built in the Celtic style, and dates to the twelfth century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullivoe and Belmont.
Cullivoe
Village
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Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher.
Belmont
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011.
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.
Brough Holm
- Type: Coastline
- Description: small island off Unst, in the North Isles of Shetland
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.73168° or 60° 43′ 54″ northLongitude
-0.96485° or 0° 57′ 54″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9CGXP2JP+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 726867504OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Brough Holm” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brough Holm”
- French: “Brough Holm”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brough Holm”
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