Huxter Fort
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.Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gatehouse Fort” and “Loch of Huxter,dun,Whalsay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whalsay and Loch of Livister.
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.
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. Loch of Livister is situated 3,300 feet north of Huxter Fort.
West Linga
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland. West Linga is situated 2 miles northwest of Huxter Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huxter and Neap.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland.
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 4 miles southwest of Huxter Fort.
Huxter Fort
- Categories: fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.33824° or 60° 20′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.9899° or 0° 59′ 24″ westOpen location code
9CGX82Q6+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 780566792OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5951396
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In Other Languages
“Huxter Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة هوكستر”
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