brae

Coordinates: 60°23′45″N 1°21′01″W / 60.395717°N 1.350230°W / 60.395717; -1.350230

Brae
Brae  Brae shown within Shetland
Population	660 [1] (2001 census) est. 690[2] (2006)
OS grid reference	HU359681
Council area	Shetland
Lieutenancy area	Shetland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHETLAND
Postcode district	ZE2
Dialling code	01806
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Shetland
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"Brae" is also the Lowland Scots language word for the slope or brow of a hill.

"Toy Town", Brae

Brae (Old Norse: Breiðeið, meaning "the wide isthmus") is a settlement on the mainland of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located at the northeast end of Busta Voe, on the narrow isthmus that separates the mainland from Northmavine. Traditionally a fishing village, with the construction of the nearby Sullom Voe Oil Terminal in the 1970s Brae grew rapidly, merging with the nearby village of Northbrae. The village also stages its own Up Helly Aa.

The A970 which connects Lerwick to Northmavine forms the main street of Brae. Brae's police and fire stations, schools, and NHS clinic service much of the northern part of the mainland.

Etymology

Brae is the Lowland Scots word for the slope or brow of a hill. The word 'Brae' in Shetland dialect has a different meaning; it may come from the Old Norse word breiðr meaning broad. The village may take its name from the broad isthmus between Sullom Voe and Busta Voe as opposed to the narrower one a little further north at Mavis Grind.^[3] Alternatively the name may mean "a slope to the sea".

Traditional

There is a traditional folk song called "The Rocks of Brae".

References

External links

Look up brae in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Brae article at Undiscovered Scotland
• Photo of the Brae area
• Brae Hotel

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