Helliers Water

Helliers Water is a reservoir in , . Helliers Water is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unst and Unst Airport.

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is the most northerly inhabited island of the , north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.

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

Castle
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is located on , which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of . Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uyeasound and Baltasound.

Hamlet
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is a village on the Isle of , 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 .

Village
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is the largest settlement on the island of in , Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the .

Village
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is a settlement on the island of in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of . 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.

Helliers Water

Latitude
60.7222° or 60° 43′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.8832° or 0° 52′ 60″ west
Open location code
9CGXP4C8+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 261754618
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q108440288
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Satellite Map

Discover Helliers Water from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hill of Colvadale and Vord Hill standing stone.

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