Old Haa Museum

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.

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Opening hours:
Monday–Saturday: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Sunday: 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Also known as: “The Old Haa”
Address: Shetland, ZE2 9AY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre and St Colman’s Episcopal Church.

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 840 feet southwest of Old Haa Museum.

St Colman’s Episcopal Church

Church

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Colman’s Episcopal Church is situated 1,000 feet north of Old Haa Museum.

Orfasay

Islet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orfasay is one of the Shetland Islands. Orfasay is situated 2 miles southwest of Old Haa Museum.

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 Old Haa Museum.

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 Old Haa Museum.

Old Haa Museum

Categories: independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.49572° or 60° 29′ 45″ north

Longitude

-1.05495° or 1° 3′ 18″ west

Open location code

9CGWFWWW+72

OpenStreetMap ID

way 385763274

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7084156

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Russian—“Old Haa Museum” goes by many names.

Danish: “Old Haa Museum”
Russian: “Олд-Хаа”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Brough Stores Post Office and Burravoe Post Office.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Catalina Z2148 Memorial and Bobby Tulloch Memorial.

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