Kirkbrae

Kirkbrae is a house in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Kirkbrae is situated nearby to St Colman’s Episcopal Church, as well as near the village Burravoe.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

St Colman’s Episcopal Church

Church

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 860 feet south of Kirkbrae.

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 1,700 feet southwest of Kirkbrae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burravoe and 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.

Gossabrough

Hamlet

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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 north of Kirkbrae.