Baltasound

Baltasound is a Village in the county of Shetland Islands.

Baltasound postcode: ZE2 9EA

Retail in Baltasound

There are great places to visit near Baltasound.

Baltasound History

There are some historic monuments around Baltasound:

• Snarravoe, township and field system, Unst Secular: house SM7665
• Watlee chambered cairn, 1 Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3821
• Gardie, house and field system 650m N of Little Heog, Unst Secular: house SM7660
• Loomi Shun, homestead S of Sevdale, Unst Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM7681
• Petester, abandoned township 530m N of Lee of Petester Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM13156
• Watquey, house and associated structures to E of, Unst Secular: house SM7661
• Burgar Stack, broch 225m NE of Stackhoull Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM2086
• Stoora Taft, house 250m ENE of Bighton, Unst Secular: house SM7654
• Dam of Helliers Water, square cairns and stone setting 90m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain); Secular: Viking graves (pagan) SM13133
• Uyea Breck, standing stone 265m E of Clivocast Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM2046
• Gallow Hill, chambered cairn 650m SSW of, Unst Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7667
• Balta, broch beside Geo of the Brough, Unst Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM7666
• Hamar,Norse settlement ENE of,Baltasound Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM6370
• Little Heog, cairn, 605m NW of Hagdale Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM3896
• Balta Isle, stone settings 500m NNW of lighthouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn; Secular: Viking graves (pagan) SM10426
• Tur Ness, prehistoric houses and Norse settlement, Uyea Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM13077
• St John's Church, remains of, Norwick, Unst Ecclesiastical: church SM7636
• Muness Castle Secular: castle SM90224
• Newgord, rectangular house 300m SE of site of church at Kirkaby, Unst Secular: house SM7651
• Framgord, chapel and gravestones Crosses and carved stones: cross slab; Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2096
• Middleton, chapel and burial ground 465m SSW of Ecclesiastical: chapel SM3843
• Uyea Chapel, graveyard and enclosure, Uyea Ecclesiastical: chapel; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM2094
• Gue, house to S of, Baliasta, Unst Secular: house SM7659
• Underhoull, broch, Iron Age and Norse farmsteads and field systems Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch; Secular: house SM2087
• Bordastubble, standing stones and cairn N of Loch of Stourhoull Prehistoric ritual and funerary: bell cairn SM2039
• Framgord, house 60m NW of chapel, Unst Secular: house SM7657
• Soterberg, settlement and field system, Unst Secular: house SM7662
• Conisgarth, house 95m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM3845
• Crussa Field,cairns Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2031
• Spoull, Norse settlement 80m WNW of, Unst Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM13152
• Muckle Heog,two chambered cairns,Baltasound Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3895
• Skaw, radar station 20th Century Military and Related: Radar station SM13097
• Tafts of Coppister, Norse farmstead, Unst Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM13146
• Conisgarth, house 30m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM3840
• Gamligrind, Norse settlement 110m NW of, Unst Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM13151
• Newgord, rectangular house and field system SE of Loch of Quoy, Unst Secular: house SM7652
• Cross Kirk Ecclesiastical: chapel SM13045
• Hill of Caldback, chambered cairn, Unst Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4027
• Inner Skaw, houses and field system, Unst Secular: house SM7664
• Houll Tafts, remains of rectangular house, Colvadale, Unst Secular: house SM7658
• Watlee, rectangular house to NW of chambered cairn, Unst Secular: house SM7655
• Shadow Cottage, rectangular house to W of ruined croft, Unst Secular: house SM7653
• Lund, houses to WNW of Old House of Lund, Unst Secular: house SM7663