St Ninian’s tombolo
St Ninian’s tombolo is a beach in Shetland Islands, Scotland. St Ninian’s tombolo is situated nearby to the ruins St Ninian’s Chapel, as well as near Bigton Post Office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Ninian’s Chapel and Colsay.
St Ninian’s Chapel
Ruins
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Ninian’s Chapel is a ruins, which is situated 960 feet west of St Ninian’s tombolo.
Colsay
Islet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colsay is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of Mainland, Shetland. Fora Ness lies to the south, across the Muckle Sound. The highest elevation is 44 metres, and there is an ancient cairn on the summit.
Loch of Vatsetter
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Vatsetter is situated 1½ miles north of St Ninian’s tombolo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bigton and Levenwick.
Bigton
Village
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. Bigton lies on the Atlantic coast of the island overlooking St Ninian's Isle and within view is the island of Burra, further to the north.
Levenwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area.It contains a local hall that you can hire and a campsite. Levenwick is situated 2½ miles east of St Ninian’s tombolo.
St Ninian’s tombolo
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.97052° or 59° 58′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.33672° or 1° 20′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CFWXMC7+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 172965181OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bigton Post Office and Sweyn Holm.
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