Burravoe

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| country= Scotland

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| static_image_name= Burravoe.jpg

| static_image_caption=The harbour of Burravoe

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| post_town= SHETLAND

| postcode_area= ZE

| postcode_district= ZE2

| dial_code= 01957

| constituency_westminster= Orkney and Shetland

| civil_parish= Yell

| unitary_scotland= Shetland

| lieutenancy_scotland= Shetland

| constituency_scottish_parliament= Shetland

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Burravoe is a community on the north shore of Burra Voe, in the south-east part of the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

The name Burravoe is derived from the Old Norse Borgavágr, meaning, broch bay.{{cite web|url=https://www.shetland-heritage.co.uk/assets/files/brochures/themedleaflets/Placenames.pdf|title=Place Names|publisher= Shetland Heritage}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.shetland.org/60n/blogs/posts/place-names-to-past|title = Shetland Place Names - Signposts to the Past|date = 22 March 2011}}

The most notable building is the Old Haa Museum which dates from 1637 (and may have been completed in 1672) and is the oldest house on Yell.{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/visit/venues/old-haa-museum-6666|title=Your Paintings - Old Haa Museum|publisher=Art UK|accessdate=14 December 2014}}[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/1356/details/yell+old+hall+of+brough+including+walls/ "Canmore - Yell, Old Hall of Brough, including Walls site record"] Canmore. Retrieved 17 December 2014. On 19 January 1942, a Catalina aeroplane crashed on the hill above Burravoe. Seven of her ten crew were killed, and one of the propellers can be seen outside the Old Haa Museum.Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) Orkney & Shetland (part of The Scottish Islands series). Richmond. Crimson Publishing.

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