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Neap
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Neap
Location within Shetland
OS grid reference HU505584
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Historic county
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01595
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60°18′29″N1°05′10″W / 60.308°N 1.086°W / 60.308; -1.086 Coordinates: 60°18′29″N1°05′10″W / 60.308°N 1.086°W / 60.308; -1.086

Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. [1]

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References

  1. Uney, Graham (2009). Walking on the Orkney and Shetland Isles. Cumbria: Cicerone. p. 149. ISBN   978-1-85284-572-8.