West Loch of Skaw, Whalsay

Name: West Loch of Skaw
Address: Whalsay, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Whalsay

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West Loch of Skaw is a loch of northern-central Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, to the southwest of the village of Skaw, Whalsay. ()

Coordinates: 60°22'29"N, 0°57'2"W

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Whalsay United Kingdom

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West Loch of Skaw – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skate of Marrister, Lunna Holm, Whalsay Parish Church, Pier House Museum.

2.8 miSW
Island
Skate of Marrister
72 min walk • The Skate of Marrister is a flat ledge that extends about 300 yards from the western shore of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It is slightly more than 1 mile north-north-west from Symbister Ness off the village of Marrister, in Linga Sound. At low tide the ledge rises 5 feet above the water.
6.3 miNW
Island
Lunna Holm
162 min walk • Lunna Holm is a small island near Lunna Ness, in the Shetland Islands. It is 27 metres at its highest point.
1.6 miW
Church
Whalsay Parish Church, Whalsay
41 min walk • Whalsay Parish Church or Whalsay Kirk is a Church of Scotland parish church on the island of Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It lies to the north of the village of Brough, on the southern part of a promontory known as Kirk Ness, connected to the mainland by a neck of land.
3.4 miSW
Museum
Pier House Museum
87 min walk • The Pier House Museum is a museum in Symbister, Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
3.3 miSE
Island
East Linga
84 min walk • East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay, and Grif Skerry to the east.
1.9 miE
Island
Nista
49 min walk • Nista is a small islet of the Shetland Islands of Scotland, situated roughly 2 kilometres east off the coast of Whalsay. It lies to the north of Mooa. The Trota Stack lies just off the north side of the islet. The highest point of the islet is 63 feet.
2.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Huxter Fort, Whalsay
73 min walk • Huxter Fort is an Iron Age fortification on the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland, dating to around 300 BC. It is on an islet in the Loch of Huxter, connected to the shore by a causeway.
3.9 miSE
Island
Grif Skerry
101 min walk • Grif Skerry is an islet to the east of Whalsay in the Shetland Islands. Its name comes from the Norse or Norn for "deep sea skerry". The island is uninhabited, although there are some buildings on it. These are mostly fishermen's huts, and the remains of a haaf fishing station, so that fishermen could shelter from bad weather.
0.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Standing Stones of Yoxie, Whalsay
19 min walk • The Standing Stones of Yoxie is a Neolithic site in the parish of Nesting on the northeastern coast of Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland.
3.7 miSE
Island
Rumble
94 min walk • Rumble is a skerry in the Shetland islands of Scotland, situated roughly 4 kilometres east off the coast of Huxter, southeastern Whalsay. It lies 0.75 miles to southwest of East Linga. The main island, also known as Rumble Holm, is 27 feet high.
3 miW
Island
West Linga
76 min walk • West Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland.

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Which popular attractions are close to West Loch of Skaw?

Nearby attractions include Pettigarths Field Cairns, Whalsay (15 min walk), Benie Hoose, Whalsay (18 min walk), Standing Stones of Yoxie, Whalsay (19 min walk).