Sandwick Parish Church

Sandwick Parish Church is a church in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sandwick Parish Church is situated nearby to the cemetery Sandwick Graveyard, as well as near the playground Sandwick Play Park and Cycle Track.

Type: Church
Denomination: Protestant
Description: church building in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Sandwick Church of Scotland”
Address: Shetland, ZE2 9HH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mousa and Mousa light station.

Mousa

Island

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Mousa is a small island in Shetland, Scotland, uninhabited since the nineteenth century. The island is known for the Broch of Mousa, an Iron Age round tower, and is designated as a Special Protection Area for storm-petrel breeding colonies. Mousa is situated 1½ miles east of Sandwick Parish Church.

Mousa light station

Lighthouse

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mousa light station is a lighthouse, which is situated 2½ miles east of Sandwick Parish Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoswick and Levenwick.

Hoswick

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoswick is a settlement in Sandwick in the south mainland of Shetland, Scotland, on the eastern part of the Dunrossness civil parish. It is separated from the rest of Sandwick by the Hoswick Burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the settlement is situated.

Levenwick

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area. Levenwick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sandwick Parish Church.