Voeside
Voeside is a ruins in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Voeside is situated nearby to the ruins Braeside, as well as near the power station Shetland Tidal Array.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 south of Voeside.
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 Voeside.
St Olaf’s Church
Ruins
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Voeside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont and Cullivoe.
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.
Cullivoe
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher. Cullivoe is situated 1½ miles northwest of Voeside.
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 2 miles east of Voeside.
Voeside
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.69549° or 60° 41′ 44″ northLongitude
-0.96972° or 0° 58′ 11″ westOpen location code
9CGXM2WJ+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 787013349OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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