Sandness Primary School
Sandness Primary School is a school in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sandness Primary School is situated nearby to Loch of Norby, as well as near the islet Holm of Melby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: sandness@shetland.gov.uk
- Type: School
- Address: Shetland, ZE2 9PL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Melby and Forewick Holm.
Holm of Melby
Islet
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Melby is a small uninhabited island off Mainland, Shetland in Scotland. It lies in the Sound of Papa just offshore from the settlement of Melby in the district of Sandness.
Forewick Holm
Islet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forewick Holm is a 1-hectare island in the Sound of Papa, between Papa Stour and the Mainland of Shetland. It lies adjacent to a skerry called Scarf's Head, and the two are connected at low tide.
Loch of Huxter, broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Huxter, broch is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles west of Sandness Primary School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandness and Huxter.
Sandness
Hamlet
Photo: Cwcoutts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour some 1600 metres northwest across Papa Sound.
Biggings
Hamlet
Photo: Mark Stockdale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings. A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century. Biggings is situated 2 miles northwest of Sandness Primary School.
Sandness Primary School
- Category: education
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.29869° or 60° 17′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.64764° or 1° 38′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CGW79X2+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 784252703OpenStreetMap feature
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