Snouska sand

Snouska sand is a beach in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Snouska sand is situated nearby to the pond Loch of Lambaness, as well as near the hamlet Skaw.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include RRH Saxa Vord and Haroldswick Methodist Church.

RRH Saxa Vord

Peak

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord or RRH Saxa Vord, is a Royal Air Force radar station located on the island of Unst, the most northern of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. RRH Saxa Vord is situated 2 miles west of Snouska sand.

Haroldswick Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haroldswick Methodist Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Snouska sand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skaw and Haroldswick.

Skaw

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skaw is a settlement in the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of Unst. It is located north of Haroldswick on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island, and is the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom.

Haroldswick

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haroldswick or Harold's Wick, is on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, and is one of the most northerly settlements in the British Isles. Haroldswick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Snouska sand.

Burrafirth

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burrafirth is a settlement on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff. Burrafirth is said to have once been home to a giant called Saxi, who, together with another giant, was lured away by a mermaid. Burrafirth is situated 3½ miles west of Snouska sand.

Snouska sand

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.81901° or 60° 49′ 8″ north

Longitude

-0.77889° or 0° 46′ 44″ west

Open location code

9CGXR69C+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 787796331

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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