Vats-houll

Vats-houll

Loch Vats-Houll
Vats-houll
 Vats-houll shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU568657
Civil parishNesting
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01806
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°22′19″N 0°58′08″W / 60.372°N 0.969°W / 60.372; -0.969

Vats-houll is a settlement in northwestern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. The village overlooks the loch of the same name on the northwestern bank.[1] An unroofed structure at Vats-houll on the bank of the loch was shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map of Orkney & Shetland in 1882.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Vats-houll, HU 575 664 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Vats-houll". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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