Brough, Shetland
Human settlement in Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Human settlement in Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brough is a settlement in western Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland islands of Scotland.[1] It lies to the southwest of Challister, northeast of New Park, and north of Tripwell. To the north is Kirk Ness, and Whalsay Parish Church.
Brough | |
---|---|
The Houb, with Brough beyond | |
Location within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HU554649 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01806 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Historically, fishing has been the main source of income in Brough.[2] There is a burnt mound in the south of the village and an old horizontal mill which first appeared on an 1882 map.[1][3]
A feature here is a hillock with two groups of cup-marks at 60.366164°N 0.994392°W, believed to date to the Bronze Age.[4] 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.[5] 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.[5] There is an isolated cup, about 70 yards to the south.[5]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.