Stoura Brough
Stoura Brough is an archaeological site in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Stoura Brough is situated nearby to the peak Stourborough Hill, as well as near the reservoir Lunga Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Watsness,broch E of and East Dalsa Water.
Loch of Watsness,broch E of
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Watsness,broch E of is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles west of Stoura Brough.
East Dalsa Water
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Dalsa Water is situated 1½ miles north of Stoura Brough.
Restna Lochs
Photo: David Nicolson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Restna Lochs is situated 2½ miles north of Stoura Brough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walls and Sandness.
Walls
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walls or Waas is a small fishing village on the west Mainland of the Shetland Islands. The main reasons to come are the Neolithic "Temple" and to take the ferry to Foula, or the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour.
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. Sandness is situated 4 miles north of Stoura Brough.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles northwest of Stoura Brough.
Stoura Brough
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.24391° or 60° 14′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.62509° or 1° 37′ 30″ westOpen location code
9CGW69VF+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12829053387OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stourborough Hill and Voe of Footabrough, broch 310m ESE of Footabrough.
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