Black Loch
Black Loch is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Black Loch is situated nearby to the islet Little Holm, as well as near the reservoir Helliers Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unst and Helliers Water.
Unst
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Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
Unst Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unst Airport also called Baltasound Airport is an unlicensed airfield near Baltasound, on the island of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The airfield has effectively been mothballed since 1996 and is now only used by the emergency services. Unst Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Black Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltasound and Uyeasound.
Baltasound
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom. Baltasound is situated 2 miles northeast of Black Loch.
Uyeasound
Hamlet
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Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea. Uyeasound is situated 3 miles south of Black Loch.
Clivocast
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD. Clivocast is situated 3 miles south of Black Loch.
Black Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Description: freshwater lake on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.73536° or 60° 44′ 7″ northLongitude
-0.905° or 0° 54′ 18″ westOpen location code
9CGXP3PV+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 152023141OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q108440280
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