Lanchestoo

View from Lanchestoo to the north

The Lanchestoo is a 128.7-meter-high mountain in the north of Mainland , the main island of about Scotland scoring Shetlands . It is located in the middle of a foothill of the Northmavine peninsula , which extends from here about four kilometers to the north to end in the Point of Fethaland , the northernmost point of Mainland. In the west the Lanchestoo drops to Sand Voe Bay , in the east to Yell Sound . There are several small peninsulas shaped by cliffs, including the Kame of Isbister . At the foot of the mountain in the southwest is the town of Isbister , as well as three lakes: Upper and Lower Loch of Setter in the north and the Loch of Houllsquey in the southeast. At the top of the mountain there is a trigonometric point marked by a surveying pillar .

Web links

• Lanchestoo, Shetland Islands. Entry on the website of the Ordnance Survey (English)

Coordinates: 60 ° 36 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  W