Baltasound
Sign in to saveBaltasound (or Baltasund) is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti (Baltisund). Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom. The village lies halfway along the island's east coast on a sheltered bay called Balta Sound.
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Place details
- Locality
- Baltasound
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Baltasound
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.static_image_name
- Main gate for Buness, Baltasound - geograph.org.uk - 969689.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- At the main gate of Buness, Baltasound
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- HP620089
- UK place.post_town
- SHETLAND
- UK place.postcode_area
- ZE
- UK place.postcode_district
- ZE2
- UK place.dial_code
- 01957
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Orkney and Shetland
- UK place.civil_parish
- Unst
- UK place.unitary_scotland
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Capital of
- Unst
- Image
- Main gate for Buness, Baltasound - geograph.org.uk - 969689.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- P706
- Unst
- P7959
- Shetland Islands
- P8168
- Pavel Badea
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- Amenities
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Baltasound (or Baltasund) is the largest settlement on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It comes from the Old Norse man's name Balti (Baltisund). Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom. The village lies halfway along the island's east coast on a sheltered bay called Balta Sound.
left|thumb|200px|Baltasound Post Office, the most northerly in the UK