Breckon Beach
Breckon Beach is a beach in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Breckon Beach is situated nearby to the islet Birrier Stack, as well as near Cross Kirk cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brough Holm and Brough Holm,broch,Westing.
Brough Holm
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Brough Holm is a small island off Unst, in the North Isles of Shetland. It is off Westing, which as the name implies is on the west coast of Unst. The word "brough" refers to the remains of the broch on it. Brough Holm is situated 2½ miles east of Breckon Beach.
Brough Holm,broch,Westing
Archaeological site
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Brough Holm,broch,Westing is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles east of Breckon Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gloup and Cullivoe.
Gloup
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Note: Gloup is common in Scottish placenames referring to a sea jet. Gloup is a village in the far north of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands.
Cullivoe
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher.
Belmont
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 3½ miles southeast of Breckon Beach.
Breckon Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.72641° or 60° 43′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.03478° or 1° 2′ 5″ westOpen location code
9CGWPXG8+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 172991303OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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