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
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Latitude

60.57999° or 60° 34′ 48″ north

Longitude

-1.00363° or 1° 0′ 13″ west

Open location code

9CGWHXHW+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1299994532

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata ID

Q33062097

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hill of Lussetter and Hill of Vatsie.

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