Burravoe
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Burravoe, is a community in the south-east part of Yell, on the north shore of Burra Voe
Burra Voe
Burra Voe is sheltered bay at the southeast corner of the island of Yell.The village of Burravoe is on the north coast of Burra Voe.-Sources:* This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Burra_Voe GFDL wiki....

, in the Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands
Shetland is a subarctic archipelago of Scotland that lies north and east of mainland Great Britain. The islands lie some to the northeast of Orkney and southeast of the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total...

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The most notable building is The Old Haa Museum
Old Haa Museum
The Old Haa of Brough in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell. The archway with an armorial panel above, with Tyrie's initials and the year 1672, are the remains of an old courtyard.On 19 January 1942, a Catalina...

 which dates from 1672.
On 19 January 1942, a Catalina
PBY Catalina
The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBYs served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other...

aeroplane crashed on the hill above Burravoe. Seven of her ten passengers were killed, and one of the propellers can be seen outside the Old Haa Museum.
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