Holmsgarth
Holmsgarth is a bus stop in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Holmsgarth is situated nearby to the peak Ward of Lerwick, as well as near Lerwick Power Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shetland Museum and Lerwick Power Station.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The current building at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Charles III & Camilla and Queen Sonja of Norway. Shetland Museum is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Holmsgarth.
Lerwick Power Station
Power station
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland. Lerwick Power Station is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Holmsgarth.
Fort Charlotte
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Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face. Fort Charlotte is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Holmsgarth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.
Lerwick
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Sound
Quarter
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Holmsgarth.
Holmsgarth
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.16282° or 60° 9′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.15972° or 1° 9′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CGW5R7R+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 6624777918OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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