Flossy Loch
Flossy Loch is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Flossy Loch is situated nearby to the village Gulberwick, as well as near Quarff.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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″ northLongitude
-1.23961° or 1° 14′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CGW4QG6+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 378040028OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q108929013
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