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
Hamlet
Photo: Cwcoutts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. 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″ northLongitude
-1.6413° or 1° 38′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CGW8935+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 173384320OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q108939303
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