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Sandness in the region of Scotland is a town located in United Kingdom - some 610 mi or ( 982 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Sandness is now 11:03 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Walls, Perth, Lerwick, Kirkwall, and Inverness. When in this area, you might want to check out Walls . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sandness ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sandness
Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Mainland, Shetland. The "d" is not pronounced locally. The headland flanks the south side of Papa Sound near Papa Stour leading into St Magnus Bay and the district includes the headland and forms the mainland part of Walls parish. The land itself is fairly fertile for Shetland and runs from Bousta to Huxter.
Located at 60.30 -1.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Forewick Holm
Forewick Holm (a.k.a. Forvik Island) is a 1-hectare island in the Sound of Papa in the Shetland islands, Scotland. located between Papa Stour and the Sandness peninsula.
Located at 60.32 -1.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Brei Holm
Brei Holm is a tiny tidal islet in the western Shetland Islands. It is due east of Papa Stour, to which it is connected at low tide, just outside Housa Voe. It is about a mile off Mainland, Shetland, and not far from the Maiden Stack. It was a leper colony until the 18th century, but it has been suggested that many of the "lepers" there were suffering from a vitamin deficiency and not from leprosy at all.
Located at 60.33 -1.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Maiden Stack
The Maiden Stack or Frau Stack is a tiny stack in the western Shetland Islands to the north of Brei Holm and east of Housa Voe in Papa Stour. It is so called because of the tiny house at its top. It is said to have been built in the 14th century by Lord Þorvald Þoresson, in order to "preserve" his daughter from men. Unfortunately, when she left, she was found to be pregnant, and probably no longer a virgin. There are various versions of the story.
Located at 60.33 -1.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Papa Stour
Papa Stour is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of under twenty people, some of whom immigrated after an appeal for residents in the 1970s. Located to the west of mainland Shetland and with an area of 828 hectares (3.2 square miles), Papa Stour is the eighth largest island in Shetland. Erosion of the soft volcanic rocks by the sea has created an extraordinary variety of caves, stacks, arches, blowholes, and cliffs.
Located at 60.33 -1.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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