Holm of Setter
Holm of Setter is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Holm of Setter is situated nearby to the village Veensgarth, as well as near the hamlet Burwick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tingwall Kirk and Lerwick Tingwall Airport.
Lerwick Tingwall Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tingwall Airport, also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 4 NM northwest of Lerwick in Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Lerwick Tingwall Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Holm of Setter.
Scalloway Castle
Castle
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland. Scalloway Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Holm of Setter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 2 miles southwest of Holm of Setter.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Gulberwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick. Gulberwick is situated 3 miles southeast of Holm of Setter.
Holm of Setter
- Type: Islet
- Categories: heath, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.16809° or 60° 10′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.25083° or 1° 15′ 3″ westElevation
233 feet (71 metres)Open location code
9CGW5P9X+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 19142427OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heathOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285856
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