Bur Wick

Bur Wick is a bay in , . Bur Wick is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Tomison’s Academy, 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 .

Historic building
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is a historic building.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.

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".

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Bur Wick.

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 3 miles north of Bur Wick.

Bur Wick

Latitude
58.76667° or 58° 46′ north
Longitude
-2.98333° or 2° 59′ west
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
Open location code
9CCVQ288+MM
Geo­Names ID
2654192
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Satellite Map

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