West Linga

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West Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 60°21'50"N, 1°2'4"W

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West Linga – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.7 miSE
Island
Skate of Marrister
18 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.
1.4 miE
Church
Whalsay Parish Church, Whalsay
36 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.
1.5 miS
Museum
Pier House Museum
40 min walk • The Pier House Museum is a museum in Symbister, Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
5.4 miE
Island
East Linga
138 min walk • East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay, and Grif Skerry to the east.
4.7 miE
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Nista
121 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.
2.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Huxter Fort, Whalsay
60 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.
3.3 miE
Archaeological site
Standing Stones of Yoxie, Whalsay
85 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 miSE
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Rumble
130 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.
3.3 miE
Archaeological site
Benie Hoose, Whalsay
84 min walk • Benie Hoose, also Bunyie Hoose, is a Neolithic site in the parish of Nesting, northeastern Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
3.2 miE
Archaeological site
Pettigarths Field Cairns, Whalsay
82 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.
6.6 miNW
Island
Linga
170 min walk • Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, in Yell Sound.