Burrafirth
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Burrafirth | |
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![]() Burrafirth links | |
Location within Shetland | |
OS grid reference | HP610133 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHETLAND |
Postcode district | ZE2 |
Dialling code | 01957 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
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
[edit]- ^ "Hermaness NNR". Scottish Natural Heritage. 1999. Archived from the original on 17 March 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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