Loch of Sandwick
Loch of Sandwick is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Loch of Sandwick is situated nearby to the islet Holm of Papil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fugla Ness Lighthouse.
Fugla Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fugla Ness Lighthouse is situated 2 miles north of Loch of Sandwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quarff and Cunningsburgh.
Quarff
Village
Photo: Shimgray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 4½ miles northeast of Loch of Sandwick.
Cunningsburgh
Hamlet
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Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh, is a new hamlet and ancient parish in the south of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. The hamlet is on the coast, nine miles south-southwest of Lerwick, about halfway between there and Sumburgh Head. Cunningsburgh is situated 4½ miles southeast of Loch of Sandwick.
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.
Loch of Sandwick
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.07803° or 60° 4′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.34721° or 1° 20′ 50″ westOpen location code
9CGW3MH3+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 173176935OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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