Holm of Noss
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The Holm of Noss or Cradle Holm is an uninhabited islet of the Shetland Islands. It is about 48m at its highest point. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Shetland Museum and Archives, Shetland Library, Fort Charlotte, Bressay Lighthouse.
Specialty museum, History museum, Maritime museumShetland Museum and Archives, Lerwick
129 min walk • The New Shetland Museum and Archives at Hay's Dock, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay.
LibraryShetland Library, Lerwick
124 min walk • Shetland Library is a Scottish public library service, with its main branch based in Lerwick and membership open to both residents of and visitors to the islands.
Forts and castlesFort Charlotte, Lerwick
124 min walk • Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face.
Lighthouse, Vernacular architectureBressay Lighthouse, Bressay
99 min walk • Bressay Lighthouse is still an active lighthouse in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, 4 kilometres south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound.
Body of water, Park, MemorialClickimin Broch, Lerwick
138 min walk • The Broch of Clickimin is a large, well-preserved but restored broch in Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland. Originally built on an island in Clickimin Loch, it was approached by a stone causeway.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeClickimin Loch, Lerwick
139 min walk • Clickimin Loch is a loch in Shetland, Scotland, west of Lerwick. A Pictish fort from the 6th century called Clickimin Broch is located on a small islet at the southern end of the loch. Clickimin Leisure Centre is at the north of the loch.
Maritime museum, Museum, History museumBöd of Gremista, Lerwick
149 min walk • The Böd of Gremista, situated at the north end of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, is a typical 18th century Shetland fishing booth. It is protected as a category B listed building.
ChurchLerwick and Bressay Parish Church, Lerwick
116 min walk • Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church is the largest Church of Scotland congregation in Shetland, serving the islands' capital Lerwick and the surrounding area.
Concerts and shows, TheaterGarrison Theatre, Lerwick
125 min walk • The Garrison Theatre is a 280-capacity venue in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, with a sprung proscenium stage with fixed raked seating. The auditorium has 19 rows, named A to S, with 8, 12, 13, 15, or 16 seats in each row. The venue hosts dance, drama, stand-up comedy, pantomime and music productions.
MemorialBroch of Cullingsburgh, Bressay
69 min walk • The Broch of Cullingsburgh is an Iron Age broch located in the Shetland islands.
IslandNoss
29 min walk • The Isle of Noss or Noss is a small, previously inhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. Noss is separated from the island of Bressay by the narrow Noss Sound. It has been run as a sheep farm since 1900, and has been a national nature reserve since 1955.
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