Whalwick
Whalwick is a locality in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Whalwick is situated nearby to the locality Burradale Bottom, as well as near the hamlet West Burrafirth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Linga and Tarra Water.
Linga
Islet
Photo: David White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vementry. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. The island is uninhabited. Linga is situated 1½ miles east of Whalwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Burrafirth and Clousta.
Clousta
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clousta is a hamlet on Mainaland, in the island's west, Shetland, Scotland. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel farming, and crofting. Clousta is in the parish of Sandsting. Clousta is situated 3½ miles east of Whalwick.
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 4 miles west of Whalwick.
Whalwick
- Type: Locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.30716° or 60° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.53501° or 1° 32′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CGW8F47+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4857255226OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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