Scalloway Castle

Scalloway Castle is a tower house in , on the , the largest island in the Shetland Islands of . The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Green Holm and Langa.
, is a small uninhabited island 500 metres… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Scalloway Castle.
Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the collective name for two uninhabited islands off , in Shetland, Scotland. is situated 2 miles west of Scalloway Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scalloway and Burwick.
Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.
is a fishing village in the .
is a small peninsula north of in the , .
Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , 2.5 mi southwest… is situated 2½ miles east of Scalloway Castle.

Scalloway Castle

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Latitude
60.1356° or 60° 8′ 8″ north
Longitude
-1.27403° or 1° 16′ 27″ west
Open location code
9CGW4PPG+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 170372345
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2278591

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Scalloway Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սքալովեյ ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Scallowayko gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Scalloway”
  • Catalan: “Scalloway Castle”
  • Danish: “Scalloway Castle”
  • Dutch: “Scalloway Castle”
  • French: “château de Scalloway”
  • French: “Château de Scalloway”
  • French: “Scalloway Castle”
  • German: “Scalloway Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Scalloway”
  • Italian: “Scalloway Castle”
  • Japanese: “スカロウェイ城”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Scalloway”
  • Russian: “Замок Скалловей”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scalloway Museum and Scalloway.

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