Longa Water
Longa Water is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Longa Water is situated nearby to Black Shun, as well as near Loch of Collaster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unst and Brough Holm.
Unst
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Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, 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.
Brough Holm
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Brough Holm is a small island off Unst, in the North Isles of Shetland. It is off Westing, which as the name implies is on the west coast of Unst. The word "brough" refers to the remains of the broch on it.
Brough Holm,broch,Westing
Archaeological site
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Brough Holm,broch,Westing is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Longa Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltasound and Uyeasound.
Baltasound
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom. Baltasound is situated 2½ miles northeast of Longa Water.
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 3½ miles south of Longa Water.
Cullivoe
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher. Cullivoe is situated 3½ miles southwest of Longa Water.
Longa Water
- Type: Body of water
- Description: freshwater lake in Valla Field, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.74141° or 60° 44′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.92686° or 0° 55′ 37″ westOpen location code
9CGXP3RF+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 261754619OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q108440278
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