Horizontal Mill
Horizontal Mill is an archaeological site in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Horizontal Mill is situated nearby to the beach Ayre of Hamnavoe, as well as near the islet Colna Taing.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lunna Kirk and Lunna House.
Lunna Kirk
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lunna Kirk is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Horizontal Mill.
Lunna House
Guest house
Photo: Aldebaran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lunna House is a 17th-century laird's house on Lunna Ness in the Shetland Islands. Lunna House is noted for having "the best historic designed landscape in Shetland". Lunna House is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Horizontal Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copister and Burravoe.
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. Copister is situated 5 miles north of Horizontal Mill.
Burravoe
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay. Burravoe is situated 6 miles north of Horizontal Mill.
Horizontal Mill
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Lunna Ness 2 Horizontal Mill”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.41799° or 60° 25′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.09705° or 1° 5′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CGWCW93+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 13845144054OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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