Noness
Noness is a scenic viewpoint in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Noness is situated nearby to the island Mousa, as well as near the village Levenwick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mousa and Levenwick Broch.
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 2 miles northeast of Noness.
Levenwick Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick Broch is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Noness.
Mousa light station
Lighthouse
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mousa light station is a lighthouse, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Noness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Levenwick and Hoswick.
Levenwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area.It contains a local hall that you can hire and a campsite. Levenwick is situated 2½ miles west of Noness.
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. Hoswick is situated 2½ miles northwest of Noness.
Bigton
Village
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. Bigton lies on the Atlantic coast of the island overlooking St Ninian's Isle and within view is the island of Burra, further to the north. Bigton is situated 4 miles west of Noness.
Noness
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.97264° or 59° 58′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.20511° or 1° 12′ 18″ westOpen location code
9CFWXQFV+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1585808894OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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