Burwick

Burwick is a small harbour on the island of in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the closest Orkney harbour to the Scottish mainland and was the terminus of a passenger ferry which operated in the summer to in .
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  • Type: Dwelling
  • Description: settlement in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Burwick, Orkney”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Ronaldsay and St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay.

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is the most southerly of the , with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to .

Church
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Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 1 mile north of Burwick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a parish on the west coast of , Scotland, 4 miles north of . The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". is situated 3 miles north of Burwick.

Hamlet
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is a village on , , , United Kingdom. is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Stained Glass, now that Hikers Hostel is now inactive. is situated 5 miles north of Burwick.

Burwick

Latitude
58.74203° or 58° 44′ 31″ north
Longitude
-2.97035° or 2° 58′ 13″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BWC
Open location code
9CCVP2RH+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5499516394
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­isolated_dwelling
Geo­Names ID
2654191
Wiki­data ID
Q16985724
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Japanese—“Burwick” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Burwick”
  • Dutch: “Burwick”
  • Irish: “Burwick, Inse Orc”
  • Irish: “Burwick”
  • Japanese: “バーウィック”

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