Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Vats-houll
In or near Symbister.
Vats-houll in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

Robert Sandison — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Vats-houll 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
Vats-houll is a settlement in northwestern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. The village overlooks the loch of the same name on the northwestern bank. An unroofed structure at Vats-houll on the bank of the loch was shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map of Orkney & Shetland in 1882.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 60.3725, -0.9686
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7917170 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Vats-houll (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Gamla Vord
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Whalsay Parish Church
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Standing Stones of Yoxie
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vats-houll?
- Vats-houll is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9AN).
- What is Vats-houll?
- Vats-houll in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Vats-houll?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9AN.
- Is Vats-houll free to visit?
- Yes, Vats-houll is free to enter.
- How do I get to Vats-houll?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9AN. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.