Grid reference HU4679
near to Ulsta, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Leaving Ulsta harbour
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Ordnance Survey OSBM bolt
Ordnance Survey OSBM bolt at Flukes Hole described as : NEW OSBM BOLT ROCK 69.7M NE SIDE RD 210M E BEND RD (20.822m above Lerwick datum, 2nd order, new 1978).
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Peat Stacks and Bags
Beside the road to Copister. Houses at Ulsta in the distance.
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Ulsta from off Copister
The ferry terminal and most of the houses in the typically dispersed settlement.
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Ulsta: approaching the ferry on the B9081
The B9081 from Burravoe and Hamnavoe approaches the A968 just before the ferry terminal - we see the ferry in dock in the background.
A small bridge over the Burn of Ulsta is visible just before the bend to the right.
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Ulsta Ferry Terminal, Yell.
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R. Robertson and Son
Shop, Ulsta
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Robertson's shop at Ulsta
OK, so my first view of Yell doesn't look very welcoming but it's well worth persevering. The main A968 goes up the west side of Yell but old 1960s maps show that the B road along the east side was originally the main road north.
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Coastline at Ulsta
In the foreground are the reinforcements for the coast beside the Yell Sound ferry terminal at Ulsta. In the background, is a snow-covered Ronas Hill, the highest point in Shetland at 450m.
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Yell Ferry Terminal
A view of the updated Yell Ferry Terminal on the Shetland Islands route. The ferry waiting to take on passengers is the MV Daglien, one of two boats that support this route.
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Yell Sound, Shetland
Taken from the Ferry "Dagalien", northwards towards the island of Yell. Yell Pier can be seen, with Dagalien's twin ship in her berth
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Ulsta Pier
The ferry from Toft on Mainland arrives.
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