Broo Loch

Broo Loch is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Broo Loch is situated nearby to the peak Hill of Griesta, as well as near Loch of Grister.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lerwick Tingwall Airport and Tingwall Kirk.

Lerwick Tingwall Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tingwall Airport, also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 5 miles northwest of Lerwick in Mainland, Shetland, Scotland.

Tingwall Kirk

Church

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tingwall Kirk is a church, which is situated 1 mile east of Broo Loch.

Hoy is a small island in Weisdale Voe, an arm of the sea in the Shetland islands, Scotland. Nearby are the smaller islets of Hoggs of Hoy and Junk. The Sound of Hoy lies between Hoy and Strom Ness peninsula on the Shetland Mainland. Hoy is situated 2 miles west of Broo Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burwick and Haggersta.

Burwick

Hamlet

Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 2 miles south of Broo Loch.

Haggersta

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haggersta is a village, which is situated 2½ miles north of Broo Loch.

Scalloway

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.

Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.

Broo Loch

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.18029° or 60° 10′ 49″ north

Longitude

-1.27603° or 1° 16′ 34″ west

Open location code

9CGW5PJF+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 154899481

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q108928994

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hill of Griesta and Loch of Grister.

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