Horse Loch
Horse Loch is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Horse Loch is situated nearby to the island Oxna, as well as near the islet Spoose Holm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oxna and Papa.
Oxna
Island
Photo: Jon Beer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oxna is one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra in Shetland, Scotland. Oxna has an area of 68 hectares. The island has been uninhabited since the First World War, but there is a house which is still used as a holiday home. Papa island lies a few hundred metres to the east of Oxna's north coast.
Papa
Islet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papa is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland. Papa lies north west of Burra and east of Oxna in the Shetland Islands. The population was 20 in 1871, 14 in 1881 and 23 in 1891.
West Head of Papa
Islet
West Head of Papa is a small tidal island off Papa in Shetland, and is one of the Scalloway Islands. It is 21m at its highest point. East Head of Papa is part of Papa itself, so it is possible that West Head became separated in recent history. West Head of Papa is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Horse Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 3½ miles northeast of Horse Loch.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Quarff
Village
Photo: Shimgray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quarff is a small village on Mainland in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located on the main A970 road, 5 miles south of Shetland's only town, Lerwick. Quarff is situated 5 miles east of Horse Loch.
Horse Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.11572° or 60° 6′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.37051° or 1° 22′ 14″ westOpen location code
9CGW4J8H+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 230192221OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hogg of Oxna and Spoose Holm.
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