Brough Lodge was home to the Nicholson family who were responsible for many of the clearances on Fetlar during the 19th Century. The house was bought by the Brough Lodge Trust several years ago who carried out work to restore the grade A listed building to a wind and watertight state, having secured a considerable amount of grant funding. The property was recently sold to Dr Peter Low who is the chief curator of the European Heritage Project which intends to develop Brough Lodge as an "accommodation facility with an attached restaurant" with details still to be worked out.