Belmont, Shetland

Belmont
Belmont House
Belmont Belmont shown within Shetland
OS grid reference	HP565004
Civil parish	Unst
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01806
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 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.^[1]

References

↑ "Belmont House". Belmont House. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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Belmont House

North Isles, Shetland Islands

Inhabited islands	Fetlar Unst Yell

Other islands	Balta Brough Holm Gloup Holm Haaf Gruney Hascosay Huney Linga Muckle Flugga Out Stack Sound Gruney Urie Lingey Uyea

Towns and villages	Aywick Baltasound Belmont Burravoe Copister Cullivoe Gloup Gutcher Houbie Haroldswick Mid Yell Skaw Ulsta Uyeasound West Sandwick

Points of interest	Belmont House Brough Lodge Burgi Geos Daal of Lumbister Hermaness Muness Castle Old Haa Museum RAF Saxa Vord Unst Bus Shelter Valhalla Brewery

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