Brough is a settlement in western
Whalsay
Whalsay ( or ''Hvals-øy'', meaning 'Whale Island') is the sixth largest of the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.
Geography
Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated ea ...
in the parish of
Nesting in the
Shetland
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islands of
Scotland
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.
It lies to the southwest of
Challister
Challister is a crofting township and ward in northwestern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland
Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the ...
, northeast of
New Park, and north of
Tripwell. To the north is
Kirk Ness, and
Whalsay Parish Church.
History
Historically, fishing has been the main source of income in Brough.
There is a burnt mound in the south of the village and an old horizontal mill which first appeared on an 1882 map.
Cup marks
A feature here is a hillock with two groups of
cup-marks at , believed to date to the
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...
.
The upper group features 10 much-weathered cups, around 2 inches in diameter on average and as deep as an inch in an area of about 18 by 19 inches.
The lower group features at least 19 weathered cups, measuring from between 2.5 and 3.5 inches in diameter and 1 to 2 inches deep, in an area of around 18 by 10 inches.
There is an isolated cup, about 70 yards to the south.
References
External links
Canmore - Whalsay, Suther Ness site recordCanmore - Whalsay, Kirk Ness, Whalsay Kirk site record
Villages in Whalsay
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