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Upswall Broch

Upswall Broch is an archaeological site in , . Upswall Broch is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Unst Airport and Ordaal, Unst.

Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
also called Baltasound Airport is an unlicensed airfield near , on the island of , Shetland Islands, Scotland. The airfield has effectively been mothballed since 1996 and is now only used by the emergency services.

House
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a house, which is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Upswall Broch.

Lighthouse
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1¼ miles east of Upswall Broch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamar and Baltasound.

Locality
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest settlement on the island of in , Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the .

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Harold's Wick, is on , Shetland Islands, , and is one of the most northerly settlements in the . is situated 3 miles north of Upswall Broch.

Upswall Broch

Latitude
60.74693° or 60° 44′ 49″ north
Longitude
-0.8276° or 0° 49′ 39″ west
Open location code
9CGXP5WC+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12833684763
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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