Walls War Memorial

Walls War Memorial is a memorial in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Walls War Memorial is situated nearby to Walls Post Office, as well as near St Paul’s Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linga and Vaila.

Linga

Islet

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vaila and Walls on Mainland, Shetland. Its highest elevation is 28 metres.

Vaila is an island in Shetland, Scotland, lying south of the Westland peninsula of the Shetland Mainland. It has an area of 327 hectares, and is 95 metres at its highest point. Vaila is situated 2 miles south of Walls War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walls and West Burrafirth.

Walls

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Walls or Waas is a small fishing village on the west Mainland of the Shetland Islands. The main reasons to come are the Neolithic "Temple" and to take the ferry to Foula, or the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour.

West Burrafirth

Hamlet

Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Burrafirth is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles north of Walls War Memorial.

Sandness

Hamlet

Photo: Cwcoutts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour a mile northwest across Papa Sound. Sandness is situated 6 miles northwest of Walls War Memorial.

Walls War Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.22884° or 60° 13′ 44″ north

Longitude

-1.56544° or 1° 33′ 56″ west

Inception

1923

Open location code

9CGW6CHM+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3819067257

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Walls Post Office and St Paul’s Church.

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