Headland

Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia

The stacks to the right are the outlying markers of a former headland of which the remains are now on the left of the pic. (Shot taken on a midsummernight 1999)

A Headland, or promontory, is a narrow strip of land stretching out into the sea as a continuation of a cliff.

Former headlands which have been eroded by the sea are sometimes marked by a series of small islets and stacks off the modern coast. One of the best examples of this type of coastal development is at the south coast of Eshaness with the Drongs as outliers.