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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described East Burra like this:
House or East Burra, an island in Bressay parish, Shetland, lying between Burra and the W coast of the Mainland, and separated from the latter by Cliff's Sound. It commences 8½ miles SW of Lerwick, extends 5 miles south-south-westward, and has mostly a breadth of from ½ to 1 mile. Its coast is rocky; its interior is mostly a hilly ridge, and its W side, at one part, approaches so near Burra as to be connected with it by a rude timber bridge. Pop. (1861) 209, (1871) 239, (1881) 215.
East Burra is now part of SHETLAND ISLANDS Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SHETLAND ISLANDS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Burra itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Burra, in Shetland Islands and Shetland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21400
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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