Middleton

Middleton is a ruins in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Middleton is situated nearby to the cemetery Baliasta Kirkyard (extension), as well as near the ruins Old Unst Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Unst and Baltasound Junior High School.

Unst

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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.

Baltasound Junior High School

School

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baltasound Junior High School is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Middleton.

Houlland, Unst

House

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Houlland, Unst is a house, which is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Middleton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltasound and Burrafirth.

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.

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. Burrafirth is situated 2½ miles north of Middleton.

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 2½ miles northeast of Middleton.

Middleton

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

60.7655° or 60° 45′ 56″ north

Longitude

-0.89579° or 0° 53′ 45″ west

Open location code

9CGXQ483+5M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 798379234

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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