Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Isbister
In or near Symbister.
Isbister in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
John Dally — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Isbister is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Isbister is a settlement in eastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. It lies on the eastern side of Loch of Isbister. There is a small islet about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) off the coast named Isbister Holm, where the ship Jufron Ingester was wrecked on 12 November 1778.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 60.3591, -0.9520
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q15059293 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Isbister, Shetland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Isbister?
- Isbister is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9AJ).
- What is Isbister?
- Isbister in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Isbister?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9AJ.
- Is Isbister free to visit?
- Yes, Isbister is free to enter.
- How do I get to Isbister?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9AJ. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.