Brough

Brough is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Brough is situated nearby to the village Burravoe, as well as near the hamlet Littlester.

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.

St Colman’s Episcopal Church

Church

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burravoe and Gossabrough.

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.

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 2½ miles north of Brough.