Hill of the Waters
Hill of the Waters is a peak in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 443 feet. Hill of the Waters is situated nearby to the hamlet West Yell, as well as near the locality Fluga Moss.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uynarey and Head of Brough, broch, West Yell.
Uynarey
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uynarey is one of the Shetland islands in Yell Sound, just to the north of Bigga, and east of Brother Island. It is an RSPB reserve. The name comes from the Norse for "venerated island", and this may reflect a Culdee connection.
Head of Brough, broch, West Yell
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Brough, broch, West Yell is an archaeological site.
Brother Isle
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brother Isle is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between the islands of Yell and Shetland Mainland. It is 40 hectares in size.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ulsta and West Sandwick.
Ulsta
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here.
West Sandwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach.
Hill of the Waters
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 443 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.5316° or 60° 31′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.1551° or 1° 9′ 18″ westElevation
443 feet (135 metres)Open location code
9CGWGRJV+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13360109419OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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