Bressay
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Bressay ( From Old Norse meaning either 'Broad Island' or 'Brusi's Island') is one of the Shetland Islands (the fifth largest at eleven square miles) in Scotland, with a population of around 400 people. The centre of population on the island is in the middle of the west coast, around Glebe, Fullaburn and Maryfield, from where frequent ro-ro ferries sail to Lerwick on the Shetland Mainland. Also at Maryfield is a heritage centre and the old laird's mansion Gardie House, built in 1724.
Other attractions on the island include nearby Bressay Lighthouse, sea caves and arches, and gun emplacements dating from World War I and II to guard ships in Bressay Sound.
During the summer months, a passenger ferry service links the east coast of Bressay with the uninhabited island of Noss.
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