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    Burra

    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.

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    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.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    13

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • West Burra63 m · 7.1 km²
    • East Burra81 m · 5 km²
    • Holm of Papil4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.2 ha
    • Fugla Stack22 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m81 mEast Burra63 mWest Burra22 mFugla Stack4 mHolm of Papil
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110West Burra: 7.1 km²West BurraEast Burra: 5 km²East BurraHolm of Papil: 0.02 km²Holm of PapilFugla Stack: 0.02 km²Fugla StackUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    West Burra7.1 km²
    East Burra5 km²
    Holm of Papil0.02 km²
    Fugla Stack0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs