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Bressay is a populated island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland.
The island is made up of Old Red Sandstone with some basaltic intrusions. Bressay was quarried extensively for building materials, used all over Shetland, especially in nearby Lerwick. There are a number of sea caves and arches. The largest of eleven lochs on the island are the Loch of Grimsetter in the east, and the Loch of Brough.
The Bressay Stone is an outstanding example of Pictish art.
The slender sides are engraved with ogham, and the two faces with various examples of knotwork, and imagery. The top of each face has a cross. On one side, there is an engraving of two men with , as well as various animals including horses, pigs, and what appears to be someone in the process of being swallowed by two . It has been suggested that this is Jonah.
During World War I and II gun emplacements were built to guard Bressay Sound.
Frequent car ferries sail from Maryfield to Lerwick on the Shetland Mainland. During the summer months, a passenger ferry service links the east coast of Bressay with the nature reserve Isle of Noss.
Lerwick and Bressay Parish Church (of the Church of Scotland) has three places of worship. The Bressay Church building is located close to the Marina, near the centre of the west coast of the island.
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Attractions on the island include Bressay Lighthouse. At Maryfield there is a heritage centre, a hotel and the old laird's mansion, Gardie House, built in 1724. Visit Scotland – Northern Lights Spa Hotel Retrieved 30 June 2007. Bressay also hosts the UK’s northernmost parkrun.
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