Old Haa Museum

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The Old Haa of Brough in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland built for Robert Tyrie, a merchant, in 1672, houses the local museum for Burravoe and Yell. The archway with an armorial panel above, with Tyrie's initials and the year 1672, are remains of an old courtyard.

On 19th January 1942, a Catalina airplane crashed on the hill above Burravoe. 7/10 of her passengers were killed, and one of the propellers can be seen outside the Old Haa Museum.^[1]

There is also a memorial to Bobby Tulloch here.

[edit] Sources

1. ^ Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) Orkney & Shetland (part of The Scottish Islands series). Richmond, Surrey. Crimson Publishing.

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