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Turra Ness

Coastal Feature, Headland, Point in Shetland

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Turra Ness

Mangaster Voe
Mangaster Voe Credit: David Purchase

Turra Ness is a prominent headland located on the northern coast of Shetland, an archipelago in Scotland. Situated approximately 10 kilometers west of the town of Lerwick, it marks the most northerly point of the Shetland mainland.

The headland, also known as the Point of the Ness, juts out into the North Sea, forming a distinctive shape that resembles a narrow peninsula. It is characterized by steep cliffs that rise up to 30 meters above sea level, providing breathtaking views of the surrounding coastal landscape. The cliffs are composed of rugged sandstone and are home to a variety of seabirds, including puffins, guillemots, and fulmars.

The area around Turra Ness is renowned for its natural beauty and is a popular spot for outdoor enthusiasts and wildlife enthusiasts alike. A well-maintained coastal path runs along the edge of the headland, allowing visitors to explore the area and enjoy the stunning scenery. The path also provides access to a small, secluded beach known as Wester Quarff, which is nestled at the base of the cliffs.

In addition to its natural attractions, Turra Ness has historical significance. The remains of a World War II radar station can be found on the headland, serving as a reminder of the island's strategic importance during the conflict.

Overall, Turra Ness is a captivating coastal feature that offers a mix of natural beauty, wildlife, and history. Its dramatic cliffs, picturesque views, and tranquil beach make it a must-visit destination for those exploring the Shetland Islands.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 60.417856/-1.4013565 or Grid Reference HU3370. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Mangaster Voe
Mangaster Voe
The lane from Mangaster The A970, heading south for Mavis Grind and Brae, can be seen on the right.
The lane from Mangaster
The A970, heading south for Mavis Grind and Brae, can be seen on the right.
The old road Single track remains of the A970 road
The old road
Single track remains of the A970 road
Loch of Lunnister View from the road
Loch of Lunnister
View from the road
Mangaster Voe
Mangaster Voe
Pastures and ruins South east of Mangaster. Mangaster Voe in the foreground.
Pastures and ruins
South east of Mangaster. Mangaster Voe in the foreground.
Homestead on promontory Overlooking Mangaster Voe. Too Brekk is hill beyond on the left.
Homestead on promontory
Overlooking Mangaster Voe. Too Brekk is hill beyond on the left.
Burn of Mangaster Heads towards Mangaster Voe through rough grazing. Better pasture on the right..
Burn of Mangaster
Heads towards Mangaster Voe through rough grazing. Better pasture on the right..
Sheep and cattle grazing East of Mangaster. Mangaster Voe on the left.
Sheep and cattle grazing
East of Mangaster. Mangaster Voe on the left.
Loch of Haggrister
Loch of Haggrister
A970 near Mangaster The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
A970 near Mangaster
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
Northbound A970 near Mangaster The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
Northbound A970 near Mangaster
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
A970 Northbound The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
A970 Northbound
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
A970 near Mangaster The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
A970 near Mangaster
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
Northbound A970 The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A970">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> SABRE
Northbound A970
The A970 runs for 71 miles across most of the length of the "Mainland" in the Shetland Islands. It is a good-quality single-carriageway road for most of its route. Travelling from south to north, the road begins at Grutness near Sumburgh Airport and winds around the many hills and inlets passing close to a number of small villages without going through any large ones before Lerwick. After looping around Lerwick, a short spur runs to Scalloway whilst the main route continues northwards towards Brae where it crosses the narrow isthmus of Mavis Grind. At Sandy Lochs the road splits and a four-mile spur goes through Urafirth to Hillswick. The main route continuing to the right towards its northern terminus at Isbister. This last part of the route tends to be narrower with passing places. LinkExternal link SABRE
Virdins Quarry A large roadmetal quarry, with many veins of red granite cutting the surrounding grey diorite.
Virdins Quarry
A large roadmetal quarry, with many veins of red granite cutting the surrounding grey diorite.
Egilsay From the head of Mangaster Voe.
Egilsay
From the head of Mangaster Voe.
Lochs and a lumpy landscape, near Islesburgh This area is fascinating for the series of small lochs (lochans) some forming a circle. Many are connected one to the next by small burns. The landscape itself is largely devoid of human settlement, and even of sheep. Yet in its barren-ness, it is very beautiful.
Lochs and a lumpy landscape, near Islesburgh
This area is fascinating for the series of small lochs (lochans) some forming a circle. Many are connected one to the next by small burns. The landscape itself is largely devoid of human settlement, and even of sheep. Yet in its barren-ness, it is very beautiful.
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Turra Ness is located at Grid Ref: HU3370 (Lat: 60.417856, Lng: -1.4013565)

Unitary Authority: Shetland Islands

Police Authority: Highlands and Islands

What 3 Words

///benched.unwound.freedom. Near Brae, Shetland Islands

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Mangaster
Place: hamlet
Lat/Long: 60.4200482/-1.4031797
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 60.4203628/-1.4019221
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 60.4204776/-1.40087
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 60.4206255/-1.3994775
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 60.4207899/-1.3980779
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 60.4209212/-1.3968125
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Lat/Long: 60.4210265/-1.3959209
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