Old Haa Museum

Summary

The Old Haa of Brough in located in Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, Scotland. 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 the remains of an old courtyard.

Old Haa Museum

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

There is a memorial to Bobby Tulloch at the museum.

Sources edit

  1. ^ Penrith, James & Deborah (2007) Orkney & Shetland (part of The Scottish Islands series). Richmond. Crimson Publishing.
  • This article is based on http://shetlopedia.com/Old_Haa_Museum a GFDL wiki.

External links edit

  • The Old Haa

60°29′45″N 1°03′19″W / 60.4958°N 1.0554°W / 60.4958; -1.0554