📌 Sandness, Shetland Mainland
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Travel as far west on Shetland’s Mainland as you possibly can by road, then continue on foot beyond the farm buildings at Huxter. You’ll soon arrive at the Burn of Scammidale, carving a pretty course through grassy knolls with views to Papa Stour island from the secluded beach just below. Nestled in the folds of the water channel are a trio of horizontal water mills constructed in Norse times. They’re not quite as well kept as Dounby Click Mill on Orkney, but the setting is better.
🌍 Location
📌 Near minor road end 1 mi west of Sandness, Shetland Mainland
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: HU 173572
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 60.298528,-1.689848
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park at road end, 🧭 HU 175572 / 🛰️ 60.298523,-1.684826
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the car park it’s a 5-min walk to the mills. Continue along the road a very short distance until a stile on the right, then follow waymarkers west across grassy fields.
