Kirt Shun

Kirt Shun is in , . Kirt Shun is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sullom Voe.

Islet
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an eight-mile-long voe or inlet off in the Shetland Islands. It divides the peninsula from the remainder of Mainland. is situated 2½ miles east of Kirt Shun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavis Grind and Brae.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a narrow isthmus joining the peninsula to the rest of the island of in the Shetland Islands, . It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. is situated 3½ miles south of Kirt Shun.

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on Mainland of the . It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.

Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.
is a small village on the Mainland of the . It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.

Kirt Shun

Latitude
60.44782° or 60° 26′ 52″ north
Longitude
-1.37758° or 1° 22′ 39″ west
Open location code
9CGWCJXC+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 173318682
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
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Satellite Map

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