Scarf Stack

Scarf Stack is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Scarf Stack is situated nearby to the islet Lung Skerry, as well as near the beach South Sands.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uyea and Muness Castle.

Uyea

Island

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Uyea is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide.

Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles. Muness Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Scarf Stack.

Haaf Gruney

Islet

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Haaf Gruney is a small island in the north east of the Shetland Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clivocast and Uyeasound.

Clivocast

Village

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Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD. Clivocast is situated 2 miles north of Scarf Stack.

Uyeasound

Hamlet

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Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea. Uyeasound is situated 2½ miles northwest of Scarf Stack.

Belmont

Hamlet

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Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 3 miles northwest of Scarf Stack.

Scarf Stack

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.66066° or 60° 39′ 38″ north

Longitude

-0.88244° or 0° 52′ 57″ west

Open location code

9CGXM469+72

OpenStreetMap ID

way 230418932

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lung Skerry and South Sands.

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