Bruray

Bruray
Old Norse nameBruray
Location
Bruray is located in Shetland
Bruray
Bruray
Bruray shown within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU689720
Coordinates60°25′34″N 0°45′00″W / 60.426°N 0.750°W / 60.426; -0.750
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area55 hectares (0.21 sq mi)
Area rank189= [1]
Highest elevation53 metres (174 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaShetland Islands
Demographics
Population24
Population rank63[2][1]
Population density44 people/km2[2][3]
Lymphad
References[3][4]
A bridge links Bruray to Housay

Bruray is one of the three Out Skerries islands of Shetland, and contains Scotland's most easterly settlement.

It is separated from Housay by North Mouth and South Mouth.

  1. ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

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