Vats-houll

Vats-houll
Vats-houll
	Loch Vats-Houll
	Vats-houll Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU568657
Civil parish	Nesting ;
Council area	Shetland ;
Lieutenancy area	Shetland ;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01806
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland ;
Scottish Parliament	Shetland ;
	List of places UK Scotland 60°22′19″N0°58′08″W / 60.372°N 0.969°W

Last updated November 03, 2025

Vats-houll is a settlement in northwestern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland. The village overlooks the loch of the same name on the northwestern bank.^[1] An unroofed structure at Vats-houll on the bank of the loch was shown on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map of Orkney & Shetland in 1882.^[2]

References

↑ "Vats-houll, HU 575 664 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 3 February 2013.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Vats-houll". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland . Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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[1] "Vats-houll, HU 575 664 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 3 February 2013.^{[ dead link ]}

[2] "Vats-houll". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland . Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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v t e Whalsay
Settlements	Brough Challister Clate Hamister Huxter Isbister Marrister New Park North Park Saltness Sandwick Skaw Sodom Symbister Treawick Tripwell Vaivoe Vats-houll
Geography	Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay Linga Sound Islets: East Linga Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Nista Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Skate of Marrister West Linga Hills: Setter Hill Lochs: Little Water Loch of Houll Loch of Huxter Loch of Isbister Loch of Livister Loch of Sandwick Loch of Stanefield Loch of Vats-houll Nuckro Water East Loch of Skaw West Loch of Skaw Streams: Breiwick Burn Falsa Burn Scarfmoor Burn
Archaeological sites	Benie Hoose Huxter Fort Peerie Roonie House Pettigarths Field Cairns Standing Stones of Yoxie
Buildings	Pier House Museum Symbister House Whalsay Airstrip Whalsay Parish Church Whalsay School

Vats-houll
Loch Vats-Houll
Vats-houll Location within Shetland
OS grid reference	HU568657
Civil parish	Nesting
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01806

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
List of places UK Scotland 60°22′19″N0°58′08″W / 60.372°N 0.969°W / 60.372; -0.969