📌 Sandness, Shetland Mainland
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Go 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. But most people will visit for the trio of horizontal water mills lining the burn 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. Pass through the gate and follow signs / marker posts west across grassy fields.
