Galta Water
Galta Water is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Galta Water is situated nearby to the peak Ward of Scollan, as well as near the hamlet West Burrafirth.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Dalsa Water.
East Dalsa Water
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Dalsa Water is situated 2 miles west of Galta Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Burrafirth and Walls.
West Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Burrafirth is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles north of Galta Water.
Walls
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
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. Sandness is situated 4 miles northwest of Galta Water.
Galta Water
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.27237° or 60° 16′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.55362° or 1° 33′ 13″ westOpen location code
9CGW7CCW+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 202153488OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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