Burravoe Post Office

Burravoe Post Office is a post office in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Burravoe Post Office is situated near the town hall Burravoe Public Hall, as well as near St Colman’s Episcopal Church.

Opening hours: Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Type: Post office
Address: Shetland, ZE2 9AY

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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. Old Haa Museum is situated 2,600 feet south of Burravoe Post Office.

St Colman’s Episcopal Church

Church

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Colman’s Episcopal Church is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Burravoe Post Office.

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, which is situated 3,200 feet south of Burravoe Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burravoe and Gossabrough.

Burravoe

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 2 miles northeast of Burravoe Post Office.

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 2½ miles west of Burravoe Post Office.

Burravoe Post Office

Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.5025° or 60° 30′ 9″ north

Longitude

-1.05904° or 1° 3′ 33″ west

Open location code

9CGWGW2R+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 866978849

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=post_office

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Burravoe Public Hall and Loch Of Kettlester, Broch.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Burravoe Telephone Exchange and Burravoe Primary School.

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