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Braehead

Braehead is a hamlet in , . Braehead is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Haroldswick Methodist Church and RRH Saxa Vord.

Church
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peak
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or , is a Royal Air Force radar station located on the island of , the most northern of the Shetland Islands in . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Braehead.

Museum
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Braehead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skaw and Haroldswick.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement in the archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of . It is located north of on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island, and is the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Harold's Wick, is on , Shetland Islands, , and is one of the most northerly settlements in the . is situated 2 miles southwest of Braehead.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
links is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of , , Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff. is situated 2½ miles west of Braehead.

Braehead

Latitude
60.81298° or 60° 48′ 47″ north
Longitude
-0.80583° or 0° 48′ 21″ west
Open location code
9CGXR57V+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8870796657
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
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