St Ninian’s Chapel
St Ninian’s Chapel is a ruins in Shetland Islands, Scotland. St Ninian’s Chapel is situated nearby to the beach St Ninian’s tombolo, as well as near the islet Sweyn Holm.Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: St Ninian’s Isle
- Also known as: “St Ninian’s Chapel, St Ninian’s Isle” and “St Ninian’s Church and burial ground, St Ninian’s Isle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colsay and Loch of Vatsetter.
Colsay
Islet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colsay is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of Mainland, Shetland. Fora Ness lies to the south, across the Muckle Sound. The highest elevation is 44 metres, and there is an ancient cairn on the summit.
Loch of Vatsetter
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Vatsetter is situated 1½ miles north of St Ninian’s Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bigton and Levenwick.
Bigton
Village
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. The Stewarts owned Bigton from 1634.
Levenwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area. Levenwick is situated 2½ miles east of St Ninian’s Chapel.
St Ninian’s Chapel
- Categories: chapel and historic site
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.97149° or 59° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.34161° or 1° 20′ 30″ westOpen location code
9CFWXMC5+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 379036986OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q12013405
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In Other Languages
“St Ninian’s Chapel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “St Ninian’s Chapel (St Ninian’s Isle)”
- Dutch: “St Ninian’s Chapel”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Ninian’s tombolo and Bigton Post Office.
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