Bressay ( From Old Norse meaning 'Broad Sound Island') is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of around 400 people. The centre of population on the island is around Glebe and Fullaburn. Maryfield, from which ferries sail to Lerwick on the Shetland Mainland. Also at Maryfield is a heritage centre and Gardie House, built in 1724. Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Jump to: navigation, search Shetland Islands The Shetland Islands (also sometimes spelled Zetland or Hjaltland) are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and also form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... Location within the British Isles The Market Cross,Central Lerwick Lerwick is the only town and main port of the Shetland Islands, found more than 160km (100 miles) off the north coast of Scotland. ... Shetland Mainland shown within Shetland Islands Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. ... A heritage center is a museum facility primarily dedicated to the presentation of historical and cultural information about a place and its people, including, to some degree, natural features. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ...

Other attractions on the island include nearby Bressay Lighthouse, sea caves and arches, and gun emplacements dating from World War I to guard ships in Bressay Sound. Bressay Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the Shetland Islands, in the Sound of Bressay between the island of Bressay and Lerwick, the capital. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...

Another ferry service links the island with Noss. Noss is a small island in Shetland, Scotland, uninhabited since World War II. The island is a National Nature Reserve and a sheep farm. ...