Hill of Melby
Hill of Melby is a peak in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 741 feet. Hill of Melby is situated nearby to the hamlet Sandness, as well as near Huxter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holm of Melby and Loch of Huxter, broch.
Holm of Melby
Islet
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Melby is a small uninhabited island off Mainland, Shetland in Scotland. It lies in the Sound of Papa just offshore from the settlement of Melby in the district of Sandness.
Loch of Huxter, broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Huxter, broch is an archaeological site.
Forewick Holm
Islet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forewick Holm is a 1-hectare island in the Sound of Papa, between Papa Stour and the Mainland of Shetland. It lies adjacent to a skerry called Scarf's Head, and the two are connected at low tide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandness and Huxter.
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 a mile northwest across Papa Sound.
Biggings
Hamlet
Photo: Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings. A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century.
Hill of Melby
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 741 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.2859° or 60° 17′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.6632° or 1° 39′ 48″ westElevation
741 feet (226 metres)Open location code
9CGW78PP+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 13382172746OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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