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
Photo: Jeremy Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
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 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″ northLongitude
-1.62243° or 1° 37′ 21″ westOpen location code
9CGW79XH+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 173384432OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q108939289
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