horizontal mill

horizontal mill is a ruins in Shetland Islands, Scotland. horizontal mill is situated near Dam Loch, as well as near the ruins Gletna Kirk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Muness Castle and Uyea.

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 horizontal mill.

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 south of horizontal mill.

Helliers Water

Reservoir

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Helliers Water is a reservoir, which is situated 2 miles northeast of horizontal mill.

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

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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

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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. Belmont is situated 1½ miles west of horizontal mill.

horizontal mill

Type: Ruins
Category: building
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.69447° or 60° 41′ 40″ north

Longitude

-0.91599° or 0° 54′ 58″ west

Open location code

9CGXM3VM+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 793182340

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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Highlights: Dam Loch and Gletna Kirk.

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