Stroms Hellier

Stroms Hellier is a steep-sided rocky cove located off the Swartz Geo inlet on in the Scottish Shetland Islands. On 27 September 1588 one of the vessels of the Spanish Armada, El Gran Grifón, foundered here during the night, and many of the ship's crew climbed her masts as she was sinking and made it to shore.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: cove in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Stroms Heelor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fair Isle and Fair Isle Airport.

Photo: Dpaajones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the . It lies 24 miles south of Shetland Mainland, midway between Shetland and Orkney, and vies with Foula for the title of Britain's most remote inhabited island.

Aerodrome
Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, is a regional located in , Shetland, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

Lighthouse
Photo: Ron Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonybreck.

Village
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Stroms Hellier

Latitude
59.5162° or 59° 30′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.6276° or 1° 37′ 39″ west
Open location code
9CFWG98C+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 858089490
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Wiki­data ID
Q60745765
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Stroms Hellier” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Fless and The Burrian.

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