Sandsayre Pier and Slipway

Sandsayre Pier and Slipway is a slipway in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sandsayre Pier and Slipway is situated nearby to the museum Mousa Ferry Waiting Room Exhibition, as well as near the playground Sandwick Play Park and Cycle Track.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mousa and Mousa light station.

Mousa

Island

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Mousa is a small island in Shetland, Scotland, uninhabited since the nineteenth century. The island is known for the Broch of Mousa, an Iron Age round tower, and is designated as a Special Protection Area for storm-petrel breeding colonies. Mousa is situated 1½ miles east of Sandsayre Pier and Slipway.

Mousa light station

Lighthouse

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mousa light station is a lighthouse, which is situated 2½ miles east of Sandsayre Pier and Slipway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoswick and Mail.

Hoswick

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoswick is a settlement in Sandwick in the south mainland of Shetland, Scotland, on the eastern part of the Dunrossness civil parish. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick Burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the settlement is situated.

Mail

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mail is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mail is situated 2 miles north of Sandsayre Pier and Slipway.

Cunningsburgh

Hamlet

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Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh, is a new hamlet and ancient parish in the south of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. The hamlet is on the coast, nine miles south-southwest of Lerwick, about halfway between there and Sumburgh Head. Cunningsburgh is situated 2½ miles north of Sandsayre Pier and Slipway.

Sandsayre Pier and Slipway

Type: Slipway
Categories: recreation area and transportation
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.00659° or 60° 0′ 24″ north

Longitude

-1.22069° or 1° 13′ 15″ west

Open location code

9CGW2Q4H+JP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1585796024

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=slipway

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mousa Ferry Waiting Room Exhibition and Sandwick Play Park and Cycle Track.

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