Uyeasound Telephone Exchange

Uyeasound Telephone Exchange is a building in Shetland Islands, Scotland, which is located on Uyeasound. Uyeasound Telephone Exchange is situated near the ruins horizontal mill, as well as near Gletna Kirk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Uyea and Muness Castle.

Uyea

Island

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Uyea is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide. Uyea is situated 2 miles southeast of Uyeasound Telephone Exchange.

Muness Castle

Castle

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Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles. Muness Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Uyeasound Telephone Exchange.

St Olaf’s Church

Ruins

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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 2 miles northwest of Uyeasound Telephone Exchange.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uyeasound and Clivocast.

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.

Clivocast

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD.

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.

Uyeasound Telephone Exchange

Type: Building
Address: Uyeasound, Uyeasound, Shetland, ZE2 9DW
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.69352° or 60° 41′ 37″ north

Longitude

-0.92194° or 0° 55′ 19″ west

Operator

Openreach

Open location code

9CGXM3VH+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 788720033

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: horizontal mill and Gletna Kirk.

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