Loch of Collaster

Loch of Collaster is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Loch of Collaster is situated nearby to the peak Cursta Hill, as well as near Loch of Valtigarth.

Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bay of Garth and Ness Loch.

Bay of Garth

Archaeological site

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Bay of Garth is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Loch of Collaster.

Ness Loch

Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ness Loch is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Loch of Collaster.

Tarra Water

Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tarra Water is situated 3,200 feet east of Loch of Collaster.

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 2 miles west of Loch of Collaster.

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 2½ miles northwest of Loch of Collaster.

Loch of Collaster

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

60.29939° or 60° 17′ 58″ north

Longitude

-1.62243° or 1° 37′ 21″ west

Open location code

9CGW79XH+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 173384432

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q108939289

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