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Huxter
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Huxter, Whalsay
Huxter is located in Shetland
Huxter
Huxter
OS grid reference HU559623
Civil parish
  • Nesting
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01806
Police Northern
Fire Highlands and Islands
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
  • Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament
  • Shetland
List of places
UK
Scotland
60°20′31″N 0°59′13″W / 60.342°N 0.987°W / 60.342; -0.987

Huxter is a crofting township in southeastern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland.

Location

It lies to the east of Symbister, just north of the Loch of Huxter. Huxter Fort is located in the vicinity, reached by foot along a causeway.

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