Burravoe
Human settlement in Scotland
- Yell
- Shetland
- Shetland
- Orkney and Shetland
- Shetland
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]
References
- ^ "Place Names" (PDF). Shetland Heritage.
- ^ "Shetland Place Names - Signposts to the Past". 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Your Paintings - Old Haa Museum". Art UK. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Canmore - Yell, Old Hall of Brough, including Walls site record" Canmore. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) Orkney & Shetland (part of The Scottish Islands series). Richmond. Crimson Publishing.
- This article incorporates text from the corresponding article on Shetlopedia, which was licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence until September 14, 2007.
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- Undiscovered Scotland - Burravoe
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