Brough, Shetland
| Brough | |
| Shetland | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Houb, with Brough beyond | |
| Location | |
| Island: | Whalsay |
| Grid reference: | HU554649 |
| Location: | 60°21’54"N, 0°59’42"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Shetland |
| Postcode: | ZE2 |
| Dialling code: | 01806 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Shetland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Orkney and Shetland |
Brough is a settlement on the west shore of the island of Whalsay, in the parish of Nesting in Shetland. It stands to the southwest of Challister, northeast of New Park, and north of Tripwell. To the north is Kirk Ness, where Whalsay Parish Church stands.
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History
Historically, fishing has been the main source of income in Brough.[1] There is a burnt mound in the south of the village and an old horizontal mill which first appeared on an 1882 map.
Cup marks
A feature here is a hillock with two groups of cup-marks (60°21’58"N, 0°59’40"W, believed to date to the Bronze Age.[2] The upper group features 10 much-weathered cups, around 2 inches in diameter on average and as deep as an inch in an area of about 18 by 19 inches.[3] The lower group features at least 19 weathered cups, measuring from between 2.5 and 3.5 inches in diameter and 1 to 2 inches deep, in an area of around 18 by 10 inches.[3] There is an isolated cup, about 70 yards to the south.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Brough, Shetland) |
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Canmore - Whalsay, Suther Ness
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Whalsay, Kirk Ness
References
- ↑ The Quiver. Cassell limited.. 1888. p. 555. https://books.google.com/books?id=7sNMAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ Noel Fojut (August 1994). A guide to prehistoric and Viking Shetland. Shetland Times. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-900662-91-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=BxgXAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Whalsay, Brough". Scotlands Places. http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=1299. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
