Rumble

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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. Nearby and to the north are the Flaeshans of Rumble, a series of small islets and stacks and Burlastack of Rumble lies to the east. On the northern side of the main island is an inlet, known as the Voe of Rumble. Lobsters and prawns are said to shelter here. It is also mentioned that a ship named Griften of unknown nationality was shipwrecked either here or on the Holm of Sandwick in 1611. ()

Coordinates: 60°19'34"N, 0°54'24"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Skate of Marrister, Whalsay Parish Church, Pier House Museum, East Linga.

4.5 miNW
Island
Skate of Marrister
114 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.
4.3 miNW
Church
Whalsay Parish Church, Whalsay
109 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.
4.2 miW
Museum
Pier House Museum
107 min walk • The Pier House Museum is a museum in Symbister, Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
1.3 miNE
Island
East Linga
33 min walk • East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay, and Grif Skerry to the east.
2.9 miN
Island
Nista
75 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.
3 miW
Forts and castles
Huxter Fort, Whalsay
76 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.
1.9 miNE
Island
Grif Skerry
48 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.
3 miN
Archaeological site
Standing Stones of Yoxie, Whalsay
76 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.
5.1 miNW
Island
West Linga
130 min walk • West Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland.
3 miN
Archaeological site
Benie Hoose, Whalsay
77 min walk • Benie Hoose, also Bunyie Hoose, is a Neolithic site in the parish of Nesting, northeastern Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
3.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Pettigarths Field Cairns, Whalsay
79 min walk • The Pettigarths Field Cairns is a Neolithic site in the parish of Nesting, northeastern Whalsay, in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It is located approximately 140 metres to the northwest of Benie Hoose. The site contains upright stones as well as masonry.