Huxter Fort

Huxter Fort is an Iron Age fortification on the island of , in the islands of , dating to around 300 BC. It is on an islet in the Loch of Huxter, connected to the shore by a causeway.
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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.

Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the , 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.

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is a loch of southern-central , Shetland Islands, , located to the north of the Loch of Huxter. Though the is a much smaller loch than the Loch of Huxter, it has richer biodiversity, with Notonectidae, Coleoptera kotifera, and others. is situated 3,300 feet north of Huxter Fort.

Island
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is an uninhabited island located between and in , . is situated 2 miles northwest of Huxter Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huxter and Neap.

Hamlet
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is a crofting township in southeastern in the parish of in the islands of Scotland.

Locality
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is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. is situated 4 miles southwest of Huxter Fort.

Huxter Fort

Latitude
60.33824° or 60° 20′ 18″ north
Longitude
-0.9899° or 0° 59′ 24″ west
Open location code
9CGX82Q6+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 780566792
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q5951396
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In Other Languages

“Huxter Fort” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة هوكستر”

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