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. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom.
Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrafirth links is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.7655° or 60° 45′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.89579° or 0° 53′ 45″ westOpen location code
9CGXQ483+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 798379234OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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