Welcome to Visit Skaw, Unst Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Skaw, Unst


Visit Skaw, Unst PlacesVisit Skaw, Unst places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Skaw, Unst places to visit. A unique way to experience Skaw, Unst’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Skaw, Unst as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Skaw is located north of Haroldswick on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island. It is the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom. When you visit Skaw, Unst, Walkfo brings Skaw, Unst places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Skaw, Unst Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Skaw, Unst


Visit Skaw, Unst – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 5 audio plaques & Skaw, Unst places for you to explore in the Skaw, Unst area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Skaw, Unst places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Skaw, Unst history


During World War II, the Royal Air Force built a Chain Home radar station at Skaw. A combined Coastal Defence U-boat and Chain Home Low station was also built at Saxa Vord. After the war this became a ROTOR radar station.

Skaw, Unst etymology

Skaw is derived from the Old Norse “Skagi” meaning a cape, headland, promontory or peninsula. Skaw means a cape or headland.

Skaw, Unst geography / climate

The burn (stream) of Skaw flows from the uplands to the west through the constellation of small crofts that make up Skaw. The unclassified road from the B9087 to Skaw is the most northerly road in the UK road network.

Why visit Skaw, Unst with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Skaw, Unst PlacesYou can visit Skaw, Unst places with Walkfo Skaw, Unst to hear history at Skaw, Unst’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Skaw, Unst has 5 places to visit in our interactive Skaw, Unst map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Skaw, Unst, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Skaw, Unst places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Skaw, Unst & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 5 audio facts unique to Skaw, Unst places in an interactive Skaw, Unst map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Skaw, Unst Places Map
5 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Skaw, Unst historic spots

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Walkfo Skaw, Unst tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Skaw, Unst

  

Best Skaw, Unst places to visit


Skaw, Unst has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Skaw, Unst’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Skaw, Unst’s information audio spots:

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Skaw, Unst has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Skaw, Unst plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Skaw, Unst using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Skaw, Unst plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.