Loch of Norby

Loch of Norby is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Loch of Norby is situated nearby to the hamlet Sandness, as well as near the islet Holm of Melby.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holm of Melby and Loch of Collaster.

Holm of Melby

Islet

Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holm of Melby is a small uninhabited island off Mainland, Shetland in Scotland. It lies in the Sound of Papa just offshore from the settlement of Melby in the district of Sandness.

Loch of Collaster

Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch of Collaster is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Loch of Norby.

Bay of Garth

Archaeological site

Photo: Jeremy Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bay of Garth is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile east of Loch of Norby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandness and Huxter.

Sandness is a headland and district in Shetland Mainland, Scotland. It includes the westernmost point of Shetland Mainland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour a mile northwest across Papa Sound.

Huxter

Hamlet

Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles west of Loch of Norby.

Biggings

Hamlet

Photo: Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings. A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century. Biggings is situated 2 miles northwest of Loch of Norby.

Loch of Norby

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on West Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.30338° or 60° 18′ 12″ north

Longitude

-1.6413° or 1° 38′ 29″ west

Open location code

9CGW8935+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 173384320

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q108939303

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Loch of Valtigarth and Ness Loch.

Nearby Places

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