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East Burra

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East Burra (Old Norse: "Barrey") is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. [1]

15 relations: Bridge, Broch, Burnt mound, Burra, Shetland, Mainland, Shetland, Neolithic, Orkneyinga saga, Scalloway Islands, Scotland, Sea cave, Shetland, South Australia, South Havra, Trondra, West Burra.

Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles without closing the way underneath such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle.

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Broch

A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland.

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Burnt mound

A burnt mound is an archaeological feature consisting of a mound of shattered stones and charcoal, normally with an adjacent hearth and trough.

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Burra, Shetland

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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Mainland, Shetland

The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland.

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Neolithic

The Neolithic was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 10,200 BC, according to the ASPRO chronology, in some parts of Western Asia, and later in other parts of the world and ending between 4500 and 2000 BC.

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Orkneyinga saga

The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney and Jarls' Saga) is an historical narrative of the history of the Orkney and Shetland islands and their relationship with other local polities, particularly Norway and Scotland.

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Scalloway Islands

The Scalloway Islands are in Shetland opposite Scalloway on south west of the Mainland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Sea cave

A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea.

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Shetland

Shetland (Old Norse: Hjaltland), also called the Shetland Islands, is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies northeast of Great Britain.

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South Australia

South Australia (abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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South Havra

South Havra (Hafrey), formerly Hevera, is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland.

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Trondra

Trondra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland.

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West Burra

West Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Burra

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