Breck

Breck is a building in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Breck is situated nearby to the ruins The Mill, as well as near Shadow Cottage.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Unst and Brough Holm.

Unst

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Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.

Brough Holm

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Brough Holm is a small island off Unst, in the North Isles of Shetland. It is off Westing, which as the name implies is on the west coast of Unst. The word "brough" refers to the remains of the broch on it.

Brough Holm,broch,Westing

Archaeological site

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Brough Holm,broch,Westing is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,900 feet west of Breck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullivoe and Uyeasound.

Cullivoe

Village

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Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher. Cullivoe is situated 3 miles southwest of Breck.

Uyeasound

Hamlet

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Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea. Uyeasound is situated 3 miles south of Breck.

Belmont

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 3½ miles south of Breck.

Breck

Type: Building
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.73275° or 60° 43′ 58″ north

Longitude

-0.94289° or 0° 56′ 34″ west

Open location code

9CGXP3M4+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 526884028

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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