Rug

Rug is an islet in , . Rug is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gloup and Cullivoe.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Note: is common in Scottish placenames referring to a sea jet. is a village in the far north of the island of in the Shetland Islands.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near , not far from . is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at . is situated 2 miles southeast of Rug.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses from here to in Yell and to in . , a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Rug.

Rug

Latitude
60.73532° or 60° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
-1.04562° or 1° 2′ 44″ west
Open location code
9CGWPXP3+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 846470428
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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