Burga Skerry
Burga Skerry is a reef in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Burga Skerry is situated nearby to the hamlet Brough, as well as near the village Burravoe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Haa Museum and Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.
Old Haa Museum
Museum
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Yell.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burravoe and Copister.
Burravoe
Village
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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.
Copister
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf net fishing, and has a shingle beach. Copister is situated 2 miles west of Burga Skerry.
Gossabrough
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gossabrough is a coastal hamlet, wick and ness on the southeast side of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. The Wick of Gossabrough lies between the northern extremity of Gossabrough Ness and the Saddle of Swarister. Gossabrough is situated 3½ miles north of Burga Skerry.
Burga Skerry
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.48333° or 60° 29′ northLongitude
-1.06667° or 1° 4′ westOpen location code
9CGWFWMM+88GeoNames ID
2654310
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Localities in the Area
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