Whitefield
Whitefield is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Whitefield is situated nearby to the hamlet Saeter, as well as near Hamister.Places of Interest
Highlights include Huxter Fort and Loch of Livister.
Huxter Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter Fort is an Iron Age fortification on the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland, dating to around 300 BC. It is on an islet in the Loch of Huxter, connected to the shore by a causeway.
Loch of Livister
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Livister is a loch of southern-central Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, located to the north of the Loch of Huxter. Though the Loch of Livister is a much smaller loch than the Loch of Huxter, it has richer biodiversity, with Notonectidae, Coleoptera kotifera, and others.
Loch of Stanefield
Photo: John Dally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Stanefield is a small loch of southern-central Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is located to the northeast of the Loch of Livister, west of Nuckro Water, and east of Little Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huxter and Neap.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland.
Neap
Locality
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. Neap is situated 4 miles southwest of Whitefield.
Whitefield
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.34142° or 60° 20′ 29″ northLongitude
-1.00445° or 1° 0′ 16″ westOpen location code
9CGW8XRW+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 773974334OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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