Calback battery (WW2)
Calback battery (WW2) is a historic site in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Calback battery (WW2) is situated nearby to the historic site Calback Battery accommodation camp (site), as well as near the islet Gluss Isle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sullom Voe and Little Roe.
Sullom Voe
Islet
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sullom Voe is an eight-mile-long voe or inlet off Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands. It divides the Northmavine peninsula from the remainder of Mainland. Sullom Voe is situated 1¼ miles south of Calback battery (WW2).
Little Roe
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Roe is an island in Yell Sound in the Shetland Islands… Little Roe is situated 2 miles northeast of Calback battery (WW2).
Shetland Gas Plant
The Shetland Gas Plant is a natural-gas processing plant in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Shetland Gas Plant is situated 1½ miles east of Calback battery (WW2).Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ulsta and Brae.
Ulsta
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 5 miles northeast of Calback battery (WW2).
Brae
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.
Mavis Grind
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. Mavis Grind is situated 6 miles southwest of Calback battery (WW2).
Calback battery (WW2)
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.47044° or 60° 28′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.29889° or 1° 17′ 56″ westOpen location code
9CGWFPC2+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 4873735588OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calback Battery accommodation camp (site) and Sullom Voe Power Station.
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