Hogg of Hildesay
Hogg of Hildesay is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hogg of Hildesay is situated nearby to the islet Hogg of Lings, as well as near Linga.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Linga and Hildasay.
Linga
Islet
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Linga is a small island off Hildasay in the Shetland Islands. It is one of the Scalloway Islands. Haswell-Smith compares Hildasay and the adjacent islands to a yeti's footprint, with Linga as the big toe.
Hildasay
Island
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Hildasay, also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland.
Cheynies
Islet
The Cheynies are a group of reefs and small islands, between Oxna and Hildasay in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. They have been considerably eroded in the historic past, and some of the islands are still connected at low tides.
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 2½ miles east of Hogg of Hildesay.
Scalloway
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.
Quarff
Village
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Quarff is a small village on Mainland in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located on the main A970 road, 5 miles south of Shetland's only town, Lerwick. Quarff is situated 5 miles southeast of Hogg of Hildesay.
Hogg of Hildesay
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.13932° or 60° 8′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.35793° or 1° 21′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CGW4JQR+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 163692411OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hogg of Lings and Hoe Skerry.
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