Loch of Loomsdale

Loch of Loomsdale is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Loch of Loomsdale is situated nearby to the peak Hill of Littlure, as well as near Hill of Scarvister.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vaila and Linga.

Vaila

Island

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Vaila is an island in Shetland, Scotland, lying south of the Westland peninsula of the Shetland Mainland. It has an area of 327 hectares, and is 95 metres at its highest point.

Linga

Islet

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Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vaila and Walls on Mainland, Shetland. Its highest elevation is 28 metres.

Ram’s Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Ram’s Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Loch of Loomsdale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walls and Sandness.

Walls or Waas is a small fishing village on the west Mainland of the Shetland Islands. The main reasons to come are the Neolithic "Temple" and to take the ferry to Foula, or the ferry from West Burrafirth to Papa Stour.

Sandness

Hamlet

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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. Sandness is situated 6 miles north of Loch of Loomsdale.