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.Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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
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 840 feet northeast of Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Colman’s Episcopal Church is situated 1,800 feet north of Burra Voe, broch 70m SSE of Wester Ayre.
Orfasay
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
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.
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″ northLongitude
-1.0576° or 1° 3′ 27″ westOpen location code
9CGWFWVR+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 386594263OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56667751
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