Saint Olaf’s chapel

Saint Olaf’s chapel is a church in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Saint Olaf’s chapel is situated nearby to the beach South Sands, as well as near the islet Lung Skerry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uyea and Muness Castle.

Uyea

Island

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Uyea is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide.

Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles. Muness Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Saint Olaf’s chapel.

Haaf Gruney

Islet

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Haaf Gruney is a small island in the north east of the Shetland Islands. Haaf Gruney is situated 1½ miles east of Saint Olaf’s chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clivocast and Uyeasound.

Clivocast

Village

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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 1½ miles north of Saint Olaf’s chapel.

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 2 miles northwest of Saint Olaf’s chapel.

Belmont

Hamlet

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Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 3 miles northwest of Saint Olaf’s chapel.

Saint Olaf’s chapel

Type: Church
Categories: building, ruins, historic site, place of worship, and religion
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.66536° or 60° 39′ 55″ north

Longitude

-0.88878° or 0° 53′ 20″ west

Open location code

9CGXM486+4F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 152120221

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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