page_title: Burra, Shetland
hierarchical_section_title: Burra, Shetland
caption_attribution_description: Bridge connecting East and West Burra, Shetland
context_page_description: Burra is the collective name for two of the Shetland Islands, West and East Burra, which are connected by bridge to one another, and to the Shetland Mainland via Trondra. They form part of the Scalloway Islands
  In addition, Burra was an ancient Civil parish that included smaller additional islands such as South Havra, Little Havra, Papa and the tidal island West Head of Papa. The civil parish of Burra was merged into the civil parish of Lerwick, along with Quarff and Gulberwick, in 1891. It continues to exist as Quoad sacra parish of the Church of Scotland.
  Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland suggests that the name is a corruption of "Borgarey", and while this is unlikely, and no broch is extant, the place name Brough, on West Burra lends some support to this case. However, the form used in the Orkneyinga saga is "Barrey".
context_section_description: 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. They form part of the Scalloway Islands
  In addition, Burra was an ancient Civil parish that included smaller additional islands such as South Havra, Little Havra, Papa and the tidal island West Head of Papa. The civil parish of Burra was merged into the civil parish of Lerwick, along with Quarff and Gulberwick, in 1891. It continues to exist as Quoad sacra parish of the Church of Scotland.
  Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland suggests that the name is a corruption of "Borgarey" (island of the broch), and while this is unlikely, and no broch is extant, the place name Brough, on West Burra lends some support to this case. However, the form used in the Orkneyinga saga is "Barrey".
caption: The bridge connecting East and West Burra
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