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Hill of Caldback

Hill of Caldback is a peak in , and has an elevation of 381 feet. Hill of Caldback is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Unst and Unst Airport.

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is the most northerly inhabited island of the , 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.

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.

Reservoir
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltasound and Uyeasound.

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
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is a village on the Isle of , 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 .

Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement on the island of in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of . 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.

Hill of Caldback

Latitude
60.7386° or 60° 44′ 19″ north
Longitude
-0.8868° or 0° 53′ 13″ west
Elevation
381 feet (116 metres)
Open location code
9CGXP4Q7+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13359742947
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Localities in the Area

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