Hoe Skerry
Hoe Skerry is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hoe Skerry is situated nearby to the islet The Nev, as well as near Swarta Skerry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hildasay and North Havra.
Hildasay
Island
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Hildasay, also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland. Hildasay is situated 1½ miles southeast of Hoe Skerry.
North Havra
Islet
North Havra is a small island off south west Shetland. It is 30 metres at its highest point. Situated 1/3 mile from the ness-end of South Whiteness, the island possess a lighthouse and a couple of small sheep pens, as well as a couple dozen sheep and different bird species. North Havra is situated 1½ miles east of Hoe Skerry.
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. Linga is situated 2 miles southeast of Hoe Skerry.
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 3½ miles east of Hoe Skerry.
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.
Haggersta
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haggersta is a village, which is situated 4½ miles northeast of Hoe Skerry.
Hoe Skerry
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.16589° or 60° 9′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.38215° or 1° 22′ 56″ westOpen location code
9CGW5J89+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 169853004OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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