Bruray
Island in Shetland, Scotland
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Bruray is one of the three Out Skerries islands of Shetland, and contains Scotland's most easterly settlement.
| Old Norse name | Bruray |
|---|---|
| Location | |
 Bruray Bruray shown within Shetland | |
| OS grid reference | HU689720 |
| Coordinates | 60.426°N 0.750°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Area | 55 hectares (0.21 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 189= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 53 metres (174 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 16 |
| Population rank | 65[2] [1] |
| Population density | 29 people/km2[2][3] |
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| References | [3][4] |
It is separated from Housay by North Mouth and South Mouth.
Infrastructure
The Skerries Bridge was built in 1957 to provide a fixed link from Bruray to the neighbouring and larger island of Housay.
Bruray is home to Scotland's smallest school.
The island occasionally suffers from water shortages. There is little peat on the Out Skerries, so the residents have been granted rights to cut in on Whalsay.[3]
A ferry connects the Out Skerries with Vidlin and Lerwick on the Shetland Mainland. Bruray also has a small airstrip, with flights from Tingwall by Loganair.
