Burrafirth

Not to be confused with West Burrafirth, Mainland Shetland.
Burrafirth

Burrafirth links
Burrafirth
 Burrafirth shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHP610133
Civil parishUnst
Council areaShetland
Lieutenancy areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SHETLAND
Postcode district ZE2
Dialling code 01957
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentOrkney and Shetland
Scottish ParliamentShetland
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 60°47′56″N 0°52′41″W / 60.799°N 0.878°W / 60.799; -0.878

Burrafirth links (Old Norse: Borgarfjorðr, meaning "the fjord with a castle") is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff.

Burrafirth is said to have once been home to a giant called Saxi, who, together with another giant, was lured away by a mermaid.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hermaness NNR". Scottish Natural Heritage. 1999. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
Burrafirth links, with Loch of Cliff in the foreground and Burra Firth in the distance.
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