Hill of Houlland

Hill of Houlland is a peak in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 295 feet. Hill of Houlland is situated nearby to the hamlet Burwick, as well as near the quarter Upper Scalloway.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scalloway Castle and Langa.

Scalloway Castle

Castle

Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland.

Langa

Islet

Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Langa is the collective name for two uninhabited islands off Hildasay, in Shetland, Scotland. The islands are connected by a tombolo and are separated at high tide. It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called "Linga" in Shetland.

North Havra

Islet

North Havra is a small island off south west Shetland. It is 30 metres at its highest point. Situated 1/3 mile from the ness-end of South Whiteness, the island possess a lighthouse and a couple of small sheep pens, as well as a couple dozen sheep and different bird species.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scalloway and Gulberwick.

Scalloway

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.

Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.

Gulberwick

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick.

Burwick

Hamlet

Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands.

Hill of Houlland

Type: Peak with an elevation of 295 feet
Category: landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.149° or 60° 8′ 56″ north

Longitude

-1.2791° or 1° 16′ 45″ west

Elevation

295 feet (90 metres)

Open location code

9CGW4PXC+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13382172832

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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