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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 west at
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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
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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.
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Brae is also home to one of two secondary schools in Shetland that serve all 6 years of Scottish secondary education, the other being in
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in the 1970s it grew rapidly, merging with the nearby village of Northbrae. It is located at the northern end of
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Dolphins swimming club based in Brae, which claims to be "the most northerly active swimming club in the UK".
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Brae was historically a fishing village, but with the construction of the nearby
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to the rest of the Mainland. The village stages its own
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Canmore - Brae Whaling Station and Jetty site record
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