Loch of Couster
Loch of Couster is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Loch of Couster is situated nearby to the peak Scrae Field, as well as near the village Quarff.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scalloway Castle and Henry’s Loch.
Scalloway Castle
Castle
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland. Scalloway Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Loch of Couster.
Henry’s Loch
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Henry’s Loch is situated 1 mile southeast of Loch of Couster.
Green Holm
Islet
Green Holm, is a small uninhabited island 500 metres north of Burra Ness at the north end of the island of Burra and on the west side of the main shipping lane into Scalloway, in Shetland. Green Holm is situated 2½ miles west of Loch of Couster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quarff and Gulberwick.
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.
Gulberwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick. Gulberwick is situated 1½ miles northeast of Loch of Couster.
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 Couster
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.11447° or 60° 6′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.24551° or 1° 14′ 44″ westOpen location code
9CGW4Q73+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 173176942OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q108929014
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