Where is Kettla Ness?

Kettla Ness is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.0471°, -1.3765°.

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Kettla Ness

Kettla Ness in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–3 h
Best time of year: Summer (Jun–Aug)

Kettla Ness 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

Kettla Ness, Kettlaness or just Kettla is a tied island and headland in Shetland. It is connected by the tombolo Minn beach (Banna Minn), to the south end of West Burra, part of the Scalloway Islands. The headland itself is conspicuous and circa 160 feet high. The island is accessible to walkers via Minn beach and is now uninhabitated. It is principally used for Sheep farming and pasture.

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Background

History

The former settlements of Minn, Gossigarth and Point of Guide lie on the north-west part of the island. The ruined village was principally abandoned following the Highland Clearances in the 19th century although some occupation continued into the early 20th century. Several of these are located in the Bight of the Sandy Geos, an area on the eastern side of Kettla Ness. Iron-age pottery fragments have also been found around Sandy Geos. On the south side of Kettla Ness is a stream flowing from the Outra Loch. Along the stream there are numerous examples of ruined historic horizontal watermills that extend down to Groot Ness on the south coast. In 1959, a triangulation pillar was erected on…

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