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Burrafirth

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OS grid reference
  
HP610133

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
SHETLAND

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:59 AM

Council area
  
Shetland

Lieutenancy area
  
Shetland

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
ZE2

Dialling code
  
01957

Civil parish
  
Unst

Burrafirth

Weather
  
4°C, Wind SE at 43 km/h, 88% Humidity

Burrafirth links (Old Norse: Borgarfjorðr, meaning "the fjord with a castle") is a strip of land with a few houses on the island of Unst, Shetland, Scotland. It separates the fjord Burra Firth from the Loch of Cliff.

Map of Burrafirth, Shetland, UK

Burrafirth is said to have once been home to a giant called Saxi, who, together with another giant, was lured away by a mermaid.

References

Burrafirth Wikipedia