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The Hermaness Cliffs can be found on the north-eastern side of Unst in the Shetland Islands. Rising to 170m, the cliffs are located in the Hermaness National Nature Reserve and are home to thousands of breeding seabirds. During the summer months, the cliffs come alive the sound of bird cries, making it an unforgettable wildlife experience. The types of birds Read more…
Noss is a small island neighbouring Bressay in the Shetland Islands. Once an inhabited island, the remaining population left in 1939 and now Noss is a sheep farm and a National Nature Reserve. The highest point on Noss stands at 181m and on a clear day, you can see most of Shetland. The island itself is heaving with bird activity Read more…
Grutness beach is a south-east facing beach close to Sumburgh Airport and the ferry terminal for Fair Isle. The beach is a pebble beach with some large rocks and some sand. These large rocks are very smooth as they have been smashed by the heavy winds and seas you can get here. You need to be very careful of the Read more…
Stanydale Temple is a Neolithic site that was once a roofed building and all that remains today is a large walled enclosure. Although the name suggests this is a temple, it is actually unknown what the site was used for. Read more…
The Broch of Mousa is a preserved prehistoric building on the island of Mousa in the Shetland Islands. Thought to have been constructed around 100 BC, the broch or round tower is one of the finest examples of its kind in Shetland. Today, the site is managed by Historic Scotland. Access to the island of Mousa is via ferry from Read more…
Clickimin Broch is a well-preserved prehistoric tower close to Lerwick on mainland Shetland. The broch was originally built on an island in a small loch and is approached by a stone causeway. Today the loch is much reduced in size due to drainage and the partially restored building is situated within a walled enclosure. Clickiman has several unusual features for Read more…
Muckle Flugga is a rocky outcrop of land just north of Unst in the Shetland Islands. The name ‘Muckle Flugga’ means large steep-sided island in Old Norse. The island now houses an automated lighthouse, built in 1854, and a separate shore station, part of which is now the Hermaness Visitor Centre. From here you can enter the neighbouring Hermaness Nature Read more…
Brekon Sands beach is a white sandy beach protected by a rock headland on the North of Yell. The beach is backed by grass covered sand dunes. Some nice walks around the headland. Read more…
Tresta is the main beach on the small island of Fetlar in The Sheltlands. A long white sandy beach with cliffs at its south end. The beach is an ideal family beach as it sits within a calm shallow cove. Behind the beach is Papil Water, a fresh water loch which is popular for seasonal trout fishing. Read more…
Foula is a bleak yet spectacular island in the Atlantic Ocean, and one of the remotest inhabited islands in the UK. It is the seventh largest and most westerly of the Shetland Islands. The island is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) by 3.5 miles (5.6 km), with a low-lying coastal strip along the east side that rises to 150 to 365m cliffs Read more…
The Fair Isle Bird Observatory is situated on Fair Isle, an island in the southern most part of the Shetland Islands. Also providing visitors with a unique place to stay in its guesthouse, you can either just enjoy the amazing scenery of the island or get more involved in the work of the Observatory by going out and about with Read more…
Scousburgh Sands beach is a sandy beach that is adjacent to the freshwater Loch of Spiggie which the RSPB manages as a reserve for wintering wildfowl. Scousburgh Sands is also known as Spiggie Beach. You will need to take the rough single-track road to the beach where you have a small parking area. This is a remote area but you Read more…
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