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Rotten Geo

Coastal Feature, Headland, Point in Shetland

Scotland

Rotten Geo

Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh, from the air
Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh, from the air Credit: Mike Pennington

Rotten Geo is a prominent coastal feature located on the Shetland Islands, an archipelago in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is classified as a headland and point, extending out into the North Sea. The name "Rotten Geo" is derived from the Old Norse word "geyja," meaning a narrow inlet or cleft.

Situated on the western coast of Shetland, Rotten Geo offers breathtaking views of the surrounding rugged cliffs and the vast expanse of the North Sea. The headland is characterized by its steep cliffs, which rise to impressive heights, providing a dramatic backdrop to the coastal landscape. The cliffs are composed of sedimentary rocks, displaying layers of different geological formations, dating back millions of years.

Rotten Geo is known for its rich biodiversity, attracting numerous seabirds, including puffins, guillemots, and kittiwakes, which nest on the cliffs during the breeding season. The surrounding waters are home to a variety of marine life, such as seals, dolphins, and even occasional sightings of whales.

Visitors to Rotten Geo can enjoy coastal walks, taking in the fresh sea air and immersing themselves in the stunning natural beauty of the area. The headland is easily accessible, with a well-defined path leading to a viewing point, allowing visitors to appreciate the striking cliffs and observe the diverse wildlife.

Overall, Rotten Geo is a captivating coastal feature that showcases the rugged splendor of the Shetland Islands, offering a unique blend of geological wonders and abundant wildlife.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 60.072779/-1.2128095 or Grid Reference HU4332. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh, from the air
Aithsetter, Cunningsburgh, from the air
Ukinsetter, Fladdabister, from the air
Ukinsetter, Fladdabister, from the air
Bay of Fladdabister from the air
Bay of Fladdabister from the air
Quarff Leog between Quarff and Fladdabister
Quarff Leog between Quarff and Fladdabister
Bay of Fladdabister Bay of Fladdabister with cargo ships passing the coastline
Bay of Fladdabister
Bay of Fladdabister with cargo ships passing the coastline
A970 Road A970 road with a lay-by formed out of the old single lane road.
A970 Road
A970 road with a lay-by formed out of the old single lane road.
Abandoned road near Fladdabister Old road no longer used near Fladdabister
Abandoned road near Fladdabister
Old road no longer used near Fladdabister
New OSBM Bolt Ordnance Survey benchmark bolt, described as: NEW OSBM BOLT ROCK 12.3M NE SIDE RD 5.1M SE C STR (67.718m above Lerwick datum, 2nd order, new 1978).
New OSBM Bolt
Ordnance Survey benchmark bolt, described as: NEW OSBM BOLT ROCK 12.3M NE SIDE RD 5.1M SE C STR (67.718m above Lerwick datum, 2nd order, new 1978).
New OSBM Bolt Ordnance Survey benchmark bolt, described as: NEW OSBM BOLT ROCK 12.3M NE SIDE RD 5.1M SE C STR (67.718m above Lerwick datum, 2nd order, new 1978).
New OSBM Bolt
Ordnance Survey benchmark bolt, described as: NEW OSBM BOLT ROCK 12.3M NE SIDE RD 5.1M SE C STR (67.718m above Lerwick datum, 2nd order, new 1978).
View towards Aithsetter View from the car park of a new farm and coffee shop which has recently opened beside the main road.
View towards Aithsetter
View from the car park of a new farm and coffee shop which has recently opened beside the main road.
View out to sea A cruise ship heads south. If it's the one that the coach party we met at Jarlshof were rushing back to catch, then it's off to the Isle of Skye. This view is from the back window of a new farm shop that has opened here.
View out to sea
A cruise ship heads south. If it's the one that the coach party we met at Jarlshof were rushing back to catch, then it's off to the Isle of Skye. This view is from the back window of a new farm shop that has opened here.
A970 between Quarff and Fladdabister 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 between Quarff and Fladdabister
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 to Fladdabister 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 to Fladdabister
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
Parking Place and Viewpoint, A970 near to Ocraquoy 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
Parking Place and Viewpoint, A970 near to Ocraquoy
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
Old Route of the A970 near to Ocraquoy 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
Old Route of the A970 near to Ocraquoy
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
Mackenzies Farm Shop, Ocraquoy
Mackenzies Farm Shop, Ocraquoy
A970 approaching Cunningsburgh Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh (from the Old Norse: Konungsborgr meaning "King's castle"), is a hamlet on the coast of Mainland Shetland, nine miles south west of Lerwick, about half way between there and Sumburgh Head.
A970 approaching Cunningsburgh
Cunningsburgh, formerly also known as Coningsburgh (from the Old Norse: Konungsborgr meaning "King's castle"), is a hamlet on the coast of Mainland Shetland, nine miles south west of Lerwick, about half way between there and Sumburgh Head.
Old Milestone by Aithsetter, Dunrossness parish, Shetland Shetland concrete by the UC road, in parish of Dunrossness (Mainland District), Aithsetter, on private property. Original GR. probably approx. HU 4331 3059 Inscription reads:- : G / 15 : : A970 : : L / 10 : (To Grutness and Lerwick) Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: SH_LWSB10
Old Milestone by Aithsetter, Dunrossness parish, Shetland
Shetland concrete by the UC road, in parish of Dunrossness (Mainland District), Aithsetter, on private property. Original GR. probably approx. HU 4331 3059 Inscription reads:- : G / 15 : : A970 : : L / 10 : (To Grutness and Lerwick) Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: SH_LWSB10
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Rotten Geo is located at Grid Ref: HU4332 (Lat: 60.072779, Lng: -1.2128095)

Unitary Authority: Shetland Islands

Police Authority: Highlands and Islands

What 3 Words

///equipping.giggle.streak. Near Scalloway, Shetland Islands

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