Gatesgarth

Gatesgarth is a house in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Gatesgarth is situated nearby to the cemetery Baliasta Kirkyard (extension), as well as near Baliasta Old Churchyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Unst and Baltasound Junior High School.

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.

Baltasound Junior High School

School

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Baltasound Junior High School is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Gatesgarth.

Houlland, Unst

House

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Houlland, Unst is a house, which is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Gatesgarth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltasound and Hamar.

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.

Hamar

Locality

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Hamar is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles east of Gatesgarth.

Burrafirth

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burrafirth is a settlement on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff. Burrafirth is said to have once been home to a giant called Saxi, who, together with another giant, was lured away by a mermaid. Burrafirth is situated 2½ miles north of Gatesgarth.

Gatesgarth

Type: House
Address: Shetland, ZE2 9DZ
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.76443° or 60° 45′ 52″ north

Longitude

-0.89258° or 0° 53′ 33″ west

Open location code

9CGXQ474+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 352766471

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

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Highlights include Baliasta Kirkyard (extension) and Baliasta Old Churchyard.

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