North-house
North-house is a ruins in Shetland Islands, Scotland. North-house is situated nearby to the ruins Soerhouse, as well as near Puddle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Muness Castle and Helliers Water.
Muness Castle
Castle
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles southeast of North-house.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clivocast and Uyeasound.
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. Clivocast is situated 1½ miles southwest of North-house.
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. Uyeasound is situated 1½ miles southwest of North-house.
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. Belmont is situated 3½ miles southwest of North-house.
North-house
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.70587° or 60° 42′ 21″ northLongitude
-0.87269° or 0° 52′ 22″ westOpen location code
9CGXP44G+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 798007126OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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