Burki Skerries

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Papa Little

Island

Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Papa Little is an island in St Magnus Bay, Shetland, Scotland. The island lies at the head of Aith Voe in north west Mainland, Shetland, south of Muckle Roe. Papa Little is situated 2 miles southeast of Burki Skerries.

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Clousta

Hamlet

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clousta is a hamlet on Mainaland, in the island's west, Shetland, Scotland. Approximately seventy people live here, many of whom are commuters, but local industries include mussel farming, and crofting. Clousta is in the parish of Sandsting. Clousta is situated 3½ miles south of Burki Skerries.

Mavis Grind

Locality

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Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. Mavis Grind is situated 3½ miles northeast of Burki Skerries.

Brae

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.

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