Noss

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 60°8'54"N, 1°1'11"W

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Noss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shetland Museum and Archives, Shetland Library, Fort Charlotte, Bressay Lighthouse.

4.5 miW
Specialty museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Shetland Museum and Archives, Lerwick
116 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.
4.4 miW
Library
Shetland Library, Lerwick
112 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.
4.3 miW
Forts and castles
Fort Charlotte, Lerwick
111 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.
4 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Bressay Lighthouse, Bressay
103 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.
5 miW
Body of water, Park, Memorial
Clickimin Broch, Lerwick
128 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.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Clickimin Loch, Lerwick
128 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.
5.2 miW
Maritime museum, Museum, History museum
Böd of Gremista, Lerwick
132 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.
5.6 miW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Lerwick Observatory, Law Ting Holm
144 min walk • Lerwick Observatory is a British meteorological observatory located near the port at Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It is one of three permanent geomagnetic observatories in the United Kingdom.
4.1 miW
Church
Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church, Lerwick
104 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.
4.4 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Garrison Theatre, Lerwick
112 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.
1.8 miNW
Memorial
Broch of Cullingsburgh, Bressay
46 min walk • The Broch of Cullingsburgh is an Iron Age broch located in the Shetland islands.