Symbister Kirk
Symbister Kirk is a church in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Symbister Kirk is situated nearby to the college UHI Shetland - Whalsay Learning Centre, as well as near the sports venue Whalsay Leisure Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whalsay and West Linga.
Whalsay
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whalsay is one of the Shetland Islands, 5 miles northeast of the Shetland Mainland, with a population of 1061 in 2011. It makes its living from fishing and crofting, and is seldom visited by tourists though it's easily reached.
West Linga
Island
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West Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland.
Huxter Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter Fort is an Iron Age fortification on the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland, dating to around 300 BC. It is on an islet in the Loch of Huxter, connected to the shore by a causeway. Huxter Fort is situated 1 mile southeast of Symbister Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huxter and Neap.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland.
Neap
Locality
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. Neap is situated 3½ miles southwest of Symbister Kirk.
Symbister Kirk
- Type: Church
- Address: Shetland, ZE2 9AD
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.34426° or 60° 20′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.01832° or 1° 1′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CGW8XVJ+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 202872680OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include UHI Shetland - Whalsay Learning Centre and Whalsay Leisure Centre.
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