Sandness
Sandness is a bus stop in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sandness is situated nearby to Loch of Norby, as well as near the islet Holm of Melby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Melby and Loch of Huxter, broch.
Holm of Melby
Islet
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Melby is a small uninhabited island off Mainland, Shetland in Scotland. It lies in the Sound of Papa just offshore from the settlement of Melby in the district of Sandness.
Loch of Huxter, broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Huxter, broch is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Sandness.
Loch of Collaster
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Collaster is situated 1 mile east of Sandness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandness and Huxter.
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 some 1600 metres northwest across Papa Sound.
Biggings
Hamlet
Photo: Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings. A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century. Biggings is situated 2 miles northwest of Sandness.
Sandness
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.2987° or 60° 17′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.65432° or 1° 39′ 16″ westOpen location code
9CGW78XW+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 10290067144OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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Highlights include Loch of Norby and Sandness Hill.
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