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Yell, Burravoe, St Colman's Episcopal Church and War Memorial

Church (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century)
Yell, Burravoe, St Colman's Episcopal Church and War Memorial
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Yell, Burravoe, St Colman's Episcopal Church and War Memorial as Church (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Colman's Episcopal Church in Burravoe, Yell, is named after St Colman, an early Irish monk and bishop associated with the spread of Christianity in the Northern Isles. While no specific local cures or holy wells are directly linked to the site, the church reflects the historical influence of Celtic Christian traditions in Shetland.

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