Historic bridges · Scottish Islands
Burra
In or near Hamnavoe.
Burra in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Burra is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Burra (Old Norse: Barrey) is the collective name for two of the Shetland Islands, West (pop. 753) and East Burra (pop. 66), which are connected by bridge to one another, and to the Shetland Mainland via Trondra. In addition, Burra was an ancient Civil parish that included smaller additional islands such as South Havra, Little Havra, Papa and the tidal island West Head of Papa. The civil parish of Burra was merged into the civil parish of Lerwick, along with Quarff and Gulberwick, in 1891. It continues to exist as Quoad sacra parish of the Church of Scotland. The form used in the Orkneyinga saga is "Barrey". Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland suggests that the name is a corruption of Borgarey meaning "island of the broch". The place name Brough, on West Burra lends some support to this case and a nearby hillock may have been a broch from which stones were removed to build the pier at Scalloway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 60.0833, -1.3333
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9LD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q5000350 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burra, Shetland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Sand Wick
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Mid Field
Mountains & hills · 0.9 km
Mid Field
Mountains & hills · 1.0 km
Hill of Sandwick
Mountains & hills · 1.2 km
Wester Heog
Mountains & hills · 1.5 km
Easter Heog
Mountains & hills · 1.7 km
Brough Hill
Mountains & hills · 1.8 km
East Burra
Islands · 1.9 km
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West Burra
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Mid Field
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burra?
- Burra is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9LD).
- What is Burra?
- Burra in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Burra?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9LD.
- Is Burra free to visit?
- Yes, Burra is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burra?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9LD. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.