Belmont, Shetland

Human settlement in Scotland
Belmont is located in Shetland
Belmont
Belmont
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHP565004Civil parish
  • Unst
Council area
  • Shetland
Lieutenancy area
  • Shetland
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSHETLANDPostcode districtZE2Dialling code01806PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK Parliament
  • Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament
  • Shetland
List of places
UK
Scotland
60°41′02″N 0°57′50″W / 60.684°N 0.964°W / 60.684; -0.964

Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar.

Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Belmont House". Belmont House. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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