Houb - Whalsay

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The Houb, (HU554654), is a small sheltered bay on the north west coast of the island of Whalsay, just below the settlements of Brough and Cready Knowe.
The narrow tidal inlet to the Houb, from Foul Wick, is between Suther Ness and Kirk Ness.

Houb, looking south from the access road to the church on Kirk Ness.
Houb, looking south from the access road to the church on Kirk Ness.
The Houb, in the foreground of the picture, with Foul Wick to the right, just beyond the south tip of Kirk Ness. Left of centre is Suther Ness, with the Suther Ness Lighthouse, and the South Voe of Brough.Just to the left of the lighthouse, across Linga Sound, is the north end of the island of West Linga. Just to the right of the lighthouse is Wether Holm, and beyond that, the coast of the Shetland Mainland at Lunning, Vidlin.
The Houb, in the foreground of the picture, with Foul Wick to the right, just beyond the south tip of Kirk Ness. Left of centre is Suther Ness, with the Suther Ness Lighthouse, and the South Voe of Brough.
Just to the left of the lighthouse, across Linga Sound, is the north end of the island of West Linga. Just to the right of the lighthouse is Wether Holm, and beyond that, the coast of the Shetland Mainland at Lunning, Vidlin.
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