Galta Stack
Galta Stack is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Galta Stack is situated nearby to the hamlet West Burrafirth, as well as near the locality Burradale Bottom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bay of Garth and Tarra Water.
Bay of Garth
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeremy Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bay of Garth is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles west of Galta Stack.
Tarra Water
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tarra Water is situated 1½ miles west of Galta Stack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Burrafirth and Sandness.
Sandness
Hamlet
Photo: Cwcoutts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour a mile northwest across Papa Sound. Sandness is situated 3½ miles west of Galta Stack.
Clousta
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clousta is a hamlet on Mainaland, in the island's west, Shetland, Scotland. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel farming, and crofting. Clousta is in the parish of Sandsting. Clousta is situated 4 miles east of Galta Stack.
Galta Stack
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.30068° or 60° 18′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.55629° or 1° 33′ 23″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW8C2V+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 938103602OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286219
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