Gardiebotten
Gardiebotten is a ruins in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Gardiebotten is situated nearby to the ruins Housigarth, as well as near Lochside.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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 1¼ miles southeast of Gardiebotten.
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 Gardiebotten.
Helliers Water
Reservoir
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helliers Water is a reservoir, which is situated 1½ miles north of Gardiebotten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clivocast and Uyeasound.
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.
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.
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 3 miles west of Gardiebotten.
Gardiebotten
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.69748° or 60° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
-0.88033° or 0° 52′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CGXM4W9+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 798007161OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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