Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre

Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is an archaeological site in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre is situated nearby to Brough Stores Post Office, as well as near Old Haa Museum.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: architectural structure in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Burra Voe Broch”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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 840 feet northeast of Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.

St Colman’s Episcopal Church

Church

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St Colman’s Episcopal Church is situated 1,800 feet north of Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.

Orfasay

Islet

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Orfasay is one of the Shetland Islands. Orfasay is situated 2 miles southwest of Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.

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 2½ miles west of Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.

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 Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.

Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre

Categories: broch, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.49381° or 60° 29′ 38″ north

Longitude

-1.0576° or 1° 3′ 27″ west

Open location code

9CGWFWVR+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 386594263

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q56667751

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Highlights include Brough Stores Post Office and Green Holm.

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