Lock of Snarravoe
Lock of Snarravoe is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Lock of Snarravoe is situated nearby to the ruins Voeside, as well as near the building Belmont House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belmont House and Linga.
Belmont House
Building
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont House is a neo-classical Georgian country house estate on the island of Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It was constructed in 1775 by Shetland landowner Thomas Mouat of Garth who was a local Shetlander. Belmont House is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Lock of Snarravoe.
Linga
Islet
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Linga is a small uninhabited island in the Bluemull Sound, Shetland, Scotland. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. It has an area of 45 ha and is 26m at its highest point. Linga is situated 2 miles south of Lock of Snarravoe.
St Olaf’s Church
Ruins
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St Olaf's Church, Unst is a ruined medieval church located on the island of Unst, in Shetland, Scotland, UK. The church was built in the Celtic style, and dates to the twelfth century. St Olaf’s Church is situated 1½ miles north of Lock of Snarravoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont and Uyeasound.
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.
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 1½ miles east of Lock of Snarravoe.
Clivocast
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD. Clivocast is situated 2 miles east of Lock of Snarravoe.
Lock of Snarravoe
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.69417° or 60° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.95806° or 0° 57′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CGXM2VR+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 71123018OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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