Whitehill Lighthouse
Whitehill Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Whitehill Lighthouse is situated nearby to the hamlet Aywick, as well as near the peak Hill of Lussetter.Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse on Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Vatsetter Lighthouse” and “White Hill Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hascosay.
Hascosay
Island
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hascosay is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hascosay is situated 2 miles north of Whitehill Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aywick and Mid Yell.
Aywick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aywick is a small settlement on the east side of Yell, an island forming part of the Shetland Islands north of Scotland. The naturalist Bobby Tulloch was born and grew up in Aywick. Aywick is situated 1½ miles southwest of Whitehill Lighthouse.
Mid Yell
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mid Yell is a coastal settlement on the island Yell, the second-largest of Shetland Islands, Scotland. Mid Yell, the largest settlement on the island, is at the head of Mid Yell Voe on the B9081 road about 1 mile from its junction with the A968 road. Mid Yell is situated 2½ miles northwest of Whitehill Lighthouse.
Otterswick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otterswick is a hamlet on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands. Otterswick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Whitehill Lighthouse.
Whitehill Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.57999° or 60° 34′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.00363° or 1° 0′ 13″ westOpen location code
9CGWHXHW+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1299994532OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q33062097
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Lussetter and Hill of Vatsie.
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