Whalsay Parish Church, Whalsay

Name: Whalsay Parish Church
Address: Whalsay, United Kingdom

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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. It is the main burial ground for villagers of Whalsay. It is one of three churches in the Parish of Nesting, the others being at Nesting and Lunnesting. The church is a category B Listed Building. ()

Coordinates: 60°22'11"N, 0°59'43"W

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Whalsay United Kingdom

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Whalsay Parish Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skate of Marrister, Pier House Museum, Fish Holm, East Linga.

1.3 miSW
Island
Skate of Marrister
34 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.
2.2 miSW
Museum
Pier House Museum
55 min walk • The Pier House Museum is a museum in Symbister, Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
7.2 miNW
Island
Fish Holm
185 min walk • Fish Holm is a small island, 1.5 miles east of Mainland, Shetland. It is near the village of Mossbank. It is 20 metres at its highest point, and a mile south of Samphrey in Yell Sound.
4.3 miSE
Island
East Linga
110 min walk • East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay, and Grif Skerry to the east.
3.4 miE
Island
Nista
87 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.
2.2 miS
Forts and castles
Huxter Fort, Whalsay
56 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.
5.1 miSE
Island
Grif Skerry
130 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.
2 miE
Archaeological site
Standing Stones of Yoxie, Whalsay
52 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.
4.3 miSE
Island
Rumble
109 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.
1.4 miW
Island
West Linga
36 min walk • West Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland.
1.9 miE
Archaeological site
Benie Hoose, Whalsay
50 min walk • Benie Hoose, also Bunyie Hoose, is a Neolithic site in the parish of Nesting, northeastern Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.