Midga Water

Midga Water is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Midga Water is situated near the archaeological site Upswall Broch, as well as near Pund of Scarpo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Unst Airport and Balta Sound Lighthouse.

Unst Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Unst Airport also called Baltasound Airport is an unlicensed airfield near Baltasound, on the island of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The airfield has effectively been mothballed since 1996 and is now only used by the emergency services.

Balta Sound Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balta Sound Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles east of Midga Water.

Ordaal, Unst

House

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ordaal, Unst is a house, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Midga Water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamar and Baltasound.

Hamar

Locality

Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hamar is a locality.

Baltasound

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom. The village lies halfway along the island's east coast on a sheltered bay called Balta Sound. Baltasound is situated 1½ miles northwest of Midga Water.

Haroldswick

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haroldswick or Harold's Wick, is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles. Haroldswick is situated 3½ miles north of Midga Water.

Midga Water

Type: Body of water
Description: freshwater lake on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.742° or 60° 44′ 31″ north

Longitude

-0.82837° or 0° 49′ 42″ west

Open location code

9CGXP5RC+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 232369827

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q108440285

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Upswall Broch and Pund of Scarpo.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cata Water and Greenroads.

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