Sobul
Sobul is a peak in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 371 feet. Sobul is situated nearby to the locality Gunnister, as well as near the hamlet Underhoull.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unst and Helliers Water.
Unst
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
Muness Castle
Castle
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uyeasound and Baltasound.
Uyeasound
Hamlet
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Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea.
Baltasound
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom.
Clivocast
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD.
Sobul
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 371 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.7159° or 60° 42′ 57″ northLongitude
-0.8933° or 0° 53′ 36″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
9CGXP484+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 13359742938OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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