Little Horse
Little Horse is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Little Horse is situated nearby to the islet North Taing, as well as near the peak Heights of Ramnageo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Haa Museum and St Colman’s Episcopal Church.
Old Haa Museum
Museum
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Haa of Brough is a museum, tearoom and garden in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell. Old Haa Museum is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Little Horse.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church is situated 3,600 feet west of Little Horse.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Little Horse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burravoe and Gossabrough.
Burravoe
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Gossabrough
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gossabrough is a coastal hamlet, wick and ness on the southeast side of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. The Wick of Gossabrough lies between the northern extremity of Gossabrough Ness and the Saddle of Swarister. Gossabrough is situated 2 miles north of Little Horse.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 3 miles west of Little Horse.
Little Horse
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.50093° or 60° 30′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.03506° or 1° 2′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CGWGX27+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 841439975OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Taing and Heights of Ramnageo.
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