Northsetter

Northsetter is a ruins in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Northsetter is situated nearby to the public building Foords Chocolates Manufactury, as well as near the ruins Southsetter.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Unst Heritage Centre and Houlland, Unst.

Unst Heritage Centre

Museum

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Unst Heritage Centre is a museum, which is situated 2 miles east of Northsetter.

Houlland, Unst

House

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Houlland, Unst is a house, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Northsetter.

Baltasound Junior High School

School

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baltasound Junior High School is situated 2 miles south of Northsetter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burrafirth and Haroldswick.

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.

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 east of Northsetter.

Baltasound

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom. The village lies halfway along the island's east coast on a sheltered bay called Balta Sound. Baltasound is situated 2½ miles southeast of Northsetter.

Northsetter

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

60.79057° or 60° 47′ 26″ north

Longitude

-0.8907° or 0° 53′ 27″ west

Open location code

9CGXQ4R5+6P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 796327868

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foords Chocolates Manufactury and Southsetter.

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