Breckon
Breckon is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Breckon is situated nearby to the hamlet Gloup, as well as near the village Cullivoe.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gloup and Cullivoe.
Gloup
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Note: Gloup is common in Scottish placenames referring to a sea jet. Gloup is a village in the far north of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands.
Cullivoe
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher.
Belmont
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 3½ miles southeast of Breckon.
Breckon
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.72372° or 60° 43′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.03776° or 1° 2′ 16″ westOpen location code
9CGWPXF6+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1838226874OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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