Gossabrough
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Haa Museum and Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.
Old Haa Museum
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 Yell. Old Haa Museum is situated 2½ miles south of Gossabrough.
Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre
Archaeological site
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Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles south of Gossabrough.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church
Church
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St Colman’s Episcopal Church is situated 2 miles south of Gossabrough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otterswick and Burravoe.
Otterswick
Hamlet
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Otterswick is a hamlet on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands. Otterswick is situated 2 miles north of Gossabrough.
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. Burravoe is situated 2 miles south of Gossabrough.
Aywick
Hamlet
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Aywick is a small settlement on the east side of Yell, an island forming part of the Shetland Islands north of Scotland. The naturalist Bobby Tulloch was born and grew up in Aywick. Aywick is situated 2½ miles north of Gossabrough.
Gossabrough
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.52779° or 60° 31′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.03458° or 1° 2′ 5″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGWGXH8+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 1838210652OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Gossabrough” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Gossabrough”
- Dutch: “Gossabrough”
- French: “Gossabrough”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gossabrough Beach and Ness Of Gossabrough Broch.
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