Bressay

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Bressay
Overview: Mainland, Bressay and Noss, complete map here
Overview: Mainland, Bressay and Noss, complete map here
Waters North Sea
Archipelago Shetland Islands
Geographical location 60 ° 8 ′ 45 ″  N , 1 ° 5 ′ 11 ″  W Coordinates: 60 ° 8 ′ 45 ″  N , 1 ° 5 ′ 11 ″  W
Location of Bressay
length 9 km
width 5 km
surface 28 km²
Highest elevation Ward of Bressay
226  m
Residents 368 (2011)
13 inhabitants / km²
main place Maryfield

The Scottish island of Bressay belongs to the group of Shetland Islands and is separated by the Bressay Sound, only a few hundred meters east of the main island Mainland . After Lerwick , the capital of the islands is a regular ferry that takes a few minutes.

Highest point of Bressay (seen from Mainland)
Bressay Heritage Center with the Burnt mound of Cruester

Bressay is about nine kilometers long, up to five kilometers wide and has an area of ​​28 km². The practically treeless island reaches a height of 226 meters in the Ward of Bressay , here is the radio and telecommunications tower for the Shetland Islands.

The island experienced its heyday in the 18th century with herring fishing . Today 368 inhabitants live here (census on May 27, 2011) scattered across the island. Agriculture (cattle breeding) still plays a certain role, but a number of farms have been abandoned for a long time and are in ruins. Tourism is not yet very developed, so that accommodation is only available to a limited extent. Numerous species of birds breed on the island's cliffs. You can take a dinghy to cross over to the neighboring island of Noss , which is under nature protection and where many seabirds also breed.

Attractions

A list of the cultural monuments on Bressay can be found under List of Listed Buildings on Bressay .

See also

Web links

Commons : Bressay  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Bressay  - travel guide
  • Bressay at Undiscovered Scotland (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ National Records of Scotland, Statistical Bulletin, Date: 15 August 2013, Geographical Area: Scotland, Postcode, Census Output Area, Data Zone, Inhabited Island, Theme: Population and Household estimates, 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two)
  2. ↑ Northern Lighthouse Board - Portrait: Bressay Lighthouse (Eng.) Retrieved January 30, 2009