Baliasta Old Churchyard

Baliasta Old Churchyard is a cemetery in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Baliasta Old Churchyard is situated nearby to the ruins Old Unst Church, as well as near Middleton.

Type: Cemetery
Denomination: Church of Scotland
Description: churchyard and cemetery at Balliasta, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Baliasta Kirkyard”, “St Olaf’s Church cemetery”, and “St Olaf’s Church 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

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baltasound Junior High School is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Baliasta Old Churchyard.

Houlland, Unst

House

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Houlland, Unst is a house, which is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Baliasta Old Churchyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltasound and Burrafirth.

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.

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 Baliasta Old Churchyard.