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Loch of Livister

Loch of Livister is a loch of southern-central , Shetland Islands, , located to the north of the Loch of Huxter. Though the Loch of Livister is a much smaller loch than the Loch of Huxter, it has richer biodiversity, with Notonectidae, Coleoptera kotifera, and others.
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Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whalsay and Huxter Fort.

Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the , 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.

Archaeological site
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an Iron Age fortification on the island of , in the islands of , dating to around 300 BC. It is on an islet in the Loch of Huxter, connected to the shore by a causeway. is situated 3,300 feet south of Loch of Livister.

Photo: John Dally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small loch of southern-central , Shetland Islands, . It is located to the northeast of the Loch of Livister, west of Nuckro Water, and east of Little Water. is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Loch of Livister.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huxter and Neap.

Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a crofting township in southeastern in the parish of in the islands of Scotland.

Locality
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. is situated 4½ miles southwest of Loch of Livister.

Loch of Livister

Latitude
60.34718° or 60° 20′ 50″ north
Longitude
-0.99053° or 0° 59′ 26″ west
Open location code
9CGX82W5+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 202879745
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q15242591
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bu Water (Reservoir) and UHI Shetland - Whalsay Learning Centre.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loch of Livister”. Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.