Holm of Gunnista

Holm of Gunnista is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Holm of Gunnista is situated nearby to the hamlet Beosetter, as well as near Heogan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shetland Museum and Fort Charlotte.

Shetland Museum

Museum

Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The current building at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Charles III & Camilla and Queen Sonja of Norway. Shetland Museum is situated 2½ miles southwest of Holm of Gunnista.

Fort Charlotte

Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face. Fort Charlotte is situated 2½ miles southwest of Holm 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 2 miles southeast of Holm of Gunnista.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gunnista and Lerwick.

Gunnista

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gunnista is a hamlet.

Lerwick

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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 3½ miles southwest of Holm of Gunnista.

Holm of Gunnista

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.18264° or 60° 10′ 58″ north

Longitude

-1.10053° or 1° 6′ 2″ west

Open location code

9CGW5VMX+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 151153376

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285790

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Beosetter and Heogan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holm of Beosetter and Holm Skerry of Beosetter.

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