Loch of Gruney

Loch of Gruney is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Loch of Gruney is situated nearby to the islet Haaf Gruney, as well as near The Hog.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haaf Gruney and Muness Castle.

Haaf Gruney

Islet

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

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 north of Loch of Gruney.

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. Uyea is situated 2 miles west of Loch of Gruney.

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 3 miles northwest of Loch of Gruney.

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 3 miles northwest of Loch of Gruney.

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 4½ miles northwest of Loch of Gruney.

Loch of Gruney

Type: Body of water
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.66068° or 60° 39′ 39″ north

Longitude

-0.83834° or 0° 50′ 18″ west

Open location code

9CGXM566+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 230453665

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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