Huxter
Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland.Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whalsay and Huxter Fort.
Whalsay
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whalsay is one of the Shetland Islands, 5 miles northeast of the Shetland Mainland, with a population of 1061 in 2011. It makes its living from fishing and crofting, and is seldom visited by tourists though it's easily reached.
Huxter Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter Fort is an Iron Age fortification on the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland, dating to around 300 BC. It is on an islet in the Loch of Huxter, connected to the shore by a causeway.
Loch of Livister
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Livister is a loch of southern-central Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, located to the north of the Loch of Huxter. Though the Loch of Livister is a much smaller loch than the Loch of Huxter, it has richer biodiversity, with Notonectidae, Coleoptera kotifera, and others.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neap.
Neap
Locality
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. Neap is situated 4½ miles southwest of Huxter.
Huxter
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village on Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.34169° or 60° 20′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.98538° or 0° 59′ 7″ westOpen location code
9CGX82R7+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 654269526OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q5951394
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