2018
HP6209 : A968 near Baltasound
taken 6 years ago, near to Baltasound, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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A968 near Baltasound
Baltasound is the largest settlement on the island of Unst, the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom. The village lies halfway along the island's east coast on a sheltered bay called Balta Sound. Baltasound was formerly the most important herring port in Shetland but the herring trade declined rapidly after 1905. Since the closure of the Haroldswick post office in 1999, Baltasound Post Office is the most northerly post office in the United Kingdom (Link
BBC News Scotland).
The A968 (Shetland Islands)
The A968 is the United Kingdom's northernmost A-road. It is 42 miles long and connects the islands of Yell and Unst to the Shetland Mainland. Travelling the length of the road involves two ferry crossings and the road is actually separated into three sections. The first 10 miles is from the A970 at Voe on the Shetland mainland to the ferry terminal at Toft. The next 17½ miles crosses the island of Yell, running between the ferry terminals at Ulsta and Gutcher. Finally, the road runs for a further 10 miles across Unst from the ferry terminal at Belmont to Haroldswick.
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- Grid Square
- HP6209, 647 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 21 September, 2018 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 17 October, 2018
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
HP 622 090 [100m precision]
WGS84: 60:45.5877N 0:51.5373W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)