Burravoe Explained

Official Name:Burravoe
Label Position:left
Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Burravoe.jpg
Static Image Caption:The harbour of Burravoe
Os Grid Reference:HU520798
Coordinates:60.499°N -1.054°W
Post Town:SHETLAND
Postcode Area:ZE
Postcode District:ZE2
Dial Code:01957

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.[1] [2]

The most notable building is the Old Haa Museum which dates from 1637 (and may have been completed in 1672) and is the oldest house on Yell.[3] [4] On 19 January 1942, a Catalina aeroplane crashed on the hill above Burravoe. Seven of her ten crew were killed, and one of the propellers can be seen outside the Old Haa Museum.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names. Shetland Heritage.
  2. Web site: Shetland Place Names - Signposts to the Past. 22 March 2011.
  3. Web site: Your Paintings - Old Haa Museum. Art UK. 14 December 2014.
  4. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/1356/details/yell+old+hall+of+brough+including+walls/ "Canmore - Yell, Old Hall of Brough, including Walls site record"
  5. Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) Orkney & Shetland (part of The Scottish Islands series). Richmond. Crimson Publishing.