Muness Castle, Unst

Name: Muness Castle
Address: Unst, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Unst

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Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is 3 kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles. It was designated as a Scheduled monument in 1953 and is run as a museum by Historic Environment Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 60°41'19"N, 0°50'57"W

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Muness Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Urie Lingey, Funzie Girt, Haltadans, Society of Our Lady of the Isles.

4.5 miSW
Island
Urie Lingey
114 min walk • Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west.
4.5 miS
Archaeological site
Funzie Girt, Fetlar
116 min walk • Funzie Girt is an ancient dividing wall that was erected from north to south across the island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland. Some sources describe it as having been built in the Neolithic, but the date of construction is not certainly known.
5.4 miS
Archaeological site
Haltadans, Fetlar
139 min walk • Haltadans, also known as Fairy Ring or Haltadans stone circle, is a stone circle on the island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland. This site is a ring of 38 stones, of which 22 are still fixed in the soil, and it is 11 metres in diameter.
4.8 miNW
Monastery
Society of Our Lady of the Isles, Unst
124 min walk • The Society of Our Lady of the Isles is a small Anglican religious order for women, founded in the late 20th century. It is located in Shetland, and is part of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is arguably the most remote community within the Anglican Communion.
1.9 miS
Island
Haaf Gruney
48 min walk • Haaf Gruney is a small island in the north east of the Shetland Islands.
3.9 miW
Memorial
Snabrough broch, Unst
100 min walk • Snabrough broch is a ruined broch located on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It overlooks Snabrough Loch.
5.6 miSW
Memorial
Burra Ness Broch, Yell
143 min walk • Burra Ness Broch is an iron-age broch located on the east coast of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland.
5.5 miN
Park
Keen of Hamar, Unst
141 min walk • Keen of Hamar is a nature reserve on Unst, in Shetland, Scotland, managed by Scottish Natural Heritage. The reserve is primarily of botanical interest, for example for populations of Cerastium nigrescens, a plant unique to Unst.
3.5 miN
Island
Huney
90 min walk • Huney is an uninhabited island due east of the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The island is located approximately 1 kilometre south west of the Balta and has an area of just under 0.2 square kilometres.
6.7 miSW
Island
Hascosay
172 min walk • Hascosay is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
1.7 miSW
Island
Uyea
45 min walk • One of the main attractions on Uyea is the Uyea Sound, a narrow strait that separates the island from the nearby mainland. The sound is a popular spot for birdwatching, with a variety of seabirds and waders making their home in the area.