The Taing
The Taing is an island in Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Taing is situated nearby to the hamlet Norwick, as well as near Braehead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Unst Heritage Centre and RRH Saxa Vord.
RRH Saxa Vord
Peak
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or RRH Saxa Vord, is a Royal Air Force radar station located on the island of Unst, the most northern of the Shetland Islands in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haroldswick and Skaw.
Haroldswick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haroldswick or Harold's Wick, is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles.
Skaw
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skaw is a settlement in the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of Unst. It is located north of Haroldswick on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island, and is the most northerly settlement 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.
The Taing
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.809° or 60° 48′ 32″ northLongitude
-0.8015° or 0° 48′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CGXR55X+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 431529094OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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