- Bruray
Infobox Scottish island |
latitude=60.427
longitude=-0.747
GridReference=HU689720
celtic name=
norse name=Bruray
meaning of name=
area= 55 ha
area rank= 185=
highest elevation= 53 m
Population=26
population rank= 61
main settlement=
island group=Shetland
local authority=Shetland Islands
references= [2001 UK Census perList of islands of Scotland ] cite book| author=Haswell-Smith, Hamish| date=2004| title=The Scottish Islands| location=Edinburgh| publisher=Canongate| isbn=1-84195-454-3] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ]Bruray is one of the three
Out Skerries islands ofShetland , and containsScotland 's most easterly settlement.It is separated from
Housay by North Mouth and South Mouth.Infrastructure
The Skerries Bridge was built in 1957 to provide a fixed link from Bruray to the neighbouring and larger island of
Housay Bruray is home to Scotland's smallest
school .The island occasionally suffers from water shortages. There is little
peat on the Out Skerries, so the residents have been granted rights to cut in onWhalsay .Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) "The Scottish Islands". Edinburgh. Canongate.]A
ferry connects the Out Skerries withVidlin andLerwick on the Shetland Mainland, as well as flights fromTingwall byLoganair .ee also
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Extreme points of the United Kingdom .External links
* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/outskerries/outskerries/index.html Undiscovered Scotland on The Out Skerries]
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