Bressay

The Scottish island of Bressay belongs to group the Shetland Islands and is separated by the Bressay Sound, just a few hundred meters east of the main island of Mainland. After Lerwick, the main town of the island group is a regular ferry service, journey time about 5 to 10 minutes.

Bressay is about 9 km long, up to 5 km wide and has an area of ​​28 km ². The virtually treeless island reaches a height of 226 meters, here is the broadcasting and telecommunications tower for the Shetland Islands.

The heyday of the island in the 18th century by the herring fishery. Today the city still 350 to 400 inhabitants scattered over the island. Still, agriculture ( livestock ) plays a certain role, but some farms are a long time been abandoned and forfeited. Tourism is not yet very developed, so that accommodation available only in limited extent. On the cliffs of the island breed many species of birds. For under conservation eastern neighboring island of Noss, on the breed also many sea birds, you can can be translated with inflatable boats.

Other attractions include Bressays next to the lighthouse remains of the Broch at Noss Sound, the basement of Grimsetter ( Wadbister ) as well as some Ancient cooking places like Cruester, the Bressay Stone and the menhir of Cruetoun. Is the built in 1858 by David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson Bressay Lighthouse on the southwest coast. A list of cultural monuments on Bressay can be found at List of Listed Buildings on Bressay.

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