Flossy Loch

Flossy Loch is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Flossy Loch is situated nearby to the peak Bersa Hill, as well as near Hill of Sand.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scalloway Castle and Henry’s Loch.

Scalloway Castle

Castle

Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland. Scalloway Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Flossy Loch.

Henry’s Loch

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Henry’s Loch is situated 1½ miles southeast of Flossy Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gulberwick and Scalloway.

Gulberwick

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gulberwick is a village on Mainland, 2.5 mi southwest of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, which contains approximately 200 houses. In recent years the number of houses in the area has increased due to its nearness to Shetland's capital and biggest town, Lerwick.

Scalloway

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.

Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.

Quarff

Village

Photo: Shimgray, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quarff is a small village on Mainland in the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located on the main A970 road, 5 miles south of Shetland's only town, Lerwick. Quarff is situated 1½ miles south of Flossy Loch.

Flossy Loch

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.12635° or 60° 7′ 35″ north

Longitude

-1.23961° or 1° 14′ 23″ west

Open location code

9CGW4QG6+G5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 378040028

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q108929013

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