Burravoe

Burravoe is a community on the north shore of , in the south-east part of the island of in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Colman’s Episcopal Church and Old Haa Museum.

Church
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Museum
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The Old Haa of Brough is a museum, tearoom and garden in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. Built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and .

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gossabrough and Copister.

Hamlet
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is a coastal hamlet, and ness on the southeast side of the island of , , Scotland. The Wick of lies between the northern extremity of Ness and the Saddle of Swarister. is situated 2 miles north of Burravoe.

Hamlet
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is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. is situated 2½ miles west of Burravoe.

Village
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is a village in the south-west of the island of , , Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on leaves from here. is situated 3½ miles west of Burravoe.

Burravoe

Latitude
60.49884° or 60° 29′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.05565° or 1° 3′ 20″ west
Open location code
9CGWFWXV+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1838206568
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654245
Wiki­data ID
Q852208
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scots—“Burravoe” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Burravoe”
  • Danish: “Burravoe”
  • Dutch: “Burravoe”
  • Faroese: “Burravoe”
  • French: “Burravoe”
  • German: “Burravoe”
  • Hungarian: “Burravoe”
  • Russian: “Барраво”
  • Scots: “Burravoe”

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