Swarta Shun
Swarta Shun is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Swarta Shun is situated nearby to the peak Heights of Ramnageo, as well as near Mossy Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Haa Museum and St Colman’s Episcopal Church.
Old Haa Museum
Museum
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Haa of Brough is a museum, tearoom and garden in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell. Old Haa Museum is situated 1 mile south of Swarta Shun.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church is situated 1 mile south of Swarta Shun.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles south of Swarta Shun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burravoe and Gossabrough.
Burravoe
Village
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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Gossabrough
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gossabrough is a coastal hamlet, wick and ness on the southeast side of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. The Wick of Gossabrough lies between the northern extremity of Gossabrough Ness and the Saddle of Swarister.
Otterswick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otterswick is a hamlet on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands. Otterswick is situated 3 miles north of Swarta Shun.
Swarta Shun
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.51106° or 60° 30′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.05179° or 1° 3′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CGWGW6X+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 377427399OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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