The Hogg
The Hogg is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hogg is situated nearby to the hamlet West Isle, as well as near Bruray.Places of Interest
Highlights include Out Skerries and Bruray.
Out Skerries
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Out Skerries are the easternmost of the Shetland Islands. There are three main islands: Housay and Bruray are joined by road, and in 2001 had a population of 30, while Grunay is no longer inhabited.
Bruray
Island
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Bruray is one of the three Out Skerries islands of Shetland, and contains Scotland's most easterly settlement. It is separated from Housay by North Mouth and South Mouth.
Bound Skerry
Islet
Photo: joost, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bound Skerry is part of the Out Skerries group in the Shetland Islands. As well as being the most easterly island of that group, it is also the easternmost point of Scotland. Bound Skerry is situated 2 miles east of The Hogg.
The Hogg
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.42402° or 60° 25′ 27″ northLongitude
-0.77979° or 0° 46′ 47″ westElevation
289 feet (88 metres)Open location code
9CGXC6FC+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 88300757OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286370
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