Gossa Water
Gossa Water is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Gossa Water is situated nearby to Loch of Wick, as well as near the reservoir Sandy Loch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Goose Water”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scalloway Castle and Shetland Museum.
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 2½ miles southwest of Gossa Water.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay. Shetland Museum is situated 2 miles east of Gossa Water.
Fort Charlotte
Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face. Fort Charlotte is situated 2½ miles east of Gossa Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sound and Gulberwick.
Sound
Quarter
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
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 south of Gossa Water.
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.
Gossa Water
- Category: lake
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.15028° or 60° 9′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.21256° or 1° 12′ 45″ westOpen location code
9CGW5Q2P+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 173179655OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q108929004
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Highlights include Loch of Wick and Sandy Loch.
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