Baliasta Kirkyard (extension)
Baliasta Kirkyard (extension) is a cemetery in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Baliasta Kirkyard (extension) is situated nearby to the ruins Old Unst Church, as well as near the cemetery Baliasta Old Churchyard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: cemetery in Baliasta, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unst and Baltasound Junior High School.
Unst
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2,700 feet southeast of Baliasta Kirkyard (extension).
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 Kirkyard (extension).
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. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom.
Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrafirth links is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff. Burrafirth is situated 2½ miles north of Baliasta Kirkyard (extension).
Hamar
Locality
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hamar is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles east of Baliasta Kirkyard (extension).
Baliasta Kirkyard (extension)
- Category: burial
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.76499° or 60° 45′ 54″ northLongitude
-0.89535° or 0° 53′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CGXQ473+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 352766749OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q109350546
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baliasta Old Churchyard and Old Unst Church.
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