Baltasound Telephone Exchange
Baltasound Telephone Exchange is a building in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Baltasound Telephone Exchange is situated nearby to the police station Old Police House, as well as near the cemetery Halligarth burial ground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unst and Unst Bus Shelter.
Unst
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Unst is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a population of 632 in 2011. Life here was traditionally based on herring fishing: the herring now are sparse but small-scale fishing continues, along with sheep farming.
Unst Bus Shelter
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The Unst Bus Shelter, also known as Bobby's Bus Shelter, is a bus shelter and bus stop near the village of Baltasound, on the isle of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Unst Bus Shelter is situated 1 mile east of Baltasound Telephone Exchange.
Unst Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unst Airport also called Baltasound Airport is an unlicensed airfield near Baltasound, on the island of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The airfield has effectively been mothballed since 1996 and is now only used by the emergency services.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltasound and Hamar.
Baltasound
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island 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 2 miles northeast of Baltasound Telephone Exchange.
Baltasound Telephone Exchange
- Type: Building
- Address: Baltasound, Shetland, ZE2 9DS
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.76109° or 60° 45′ 40″ northLongitude
-0.85824° or 0° 51′ 30″ westOperator
OpenreachOpen location code
9CGXQ46R+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 789688732OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Highlights include Old Police House and Halligarth burial ground.
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