Loch of Grister

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

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Loch of Griesta” and “Loch of Grista”

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, 4 NM 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 3,300 feet east of Loch of Grister.

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 2½ miles west of Loch of Grister.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.

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 southwest of Loch of Grister.

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.