Fethaland

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View from the south over Fethaland on the Isle of Fethaland, in the background the Ramna Stacks

Fethaland is an uninhabited peninsula in the north of Mainland , the main island of about Scotland scoring Shetlands . The Hill of Breibister, four kilometers north of the village of North Roe , is considered the southern limit . On its northern slope are the ruins of two abandoned hamlets, Breibinster and Skinisfield. In the north Fethaland merges in a low, narrow isthmus into another peninsula, called the Isle of Fethaland . Since its northern tip, Fethaland Point, marks the border between two seas, as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization , the west coast of Fethaland is part of the North Atlantic and the east coast of the North Sea . In the area of ​​the isthmus there are the structural remains of Fedeland , a settlement formerly inhabited by fishermen during the summer fishing season. They are designated as a Scheduled Monument and are therefore under monument protection. Fethaland is in the Community Council Area of Northmavine .

Web links

Commons : Fethaland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition , Monte-Carlo 1953, point 4 and point 23. Available online on the website of the International Hydrographic Organization, PDF file, 970 kB, accessed on July 4, 2018 (English)
  2. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

Coordinates: 60 ° 37 '36.8 "  N , 1 ° 19' 3.4"  W.