Burray

Burray is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. It lies to the east of and is one of a chain of islands linked by the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Island
  • …has 409 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 72 feet (22 metres)
  • Description: island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Echna Loch and East Broch of Burray.

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles north of Burray.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ayre of Cara and Burray Ness.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island… is situated 2½ miles south of Burray.

Burray

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Latitude
58.85° or 58° 51′ north
Longitude
-2.9° or 2° 54′ west
UN/LOCODE
GB BUF
Open location code
9CCVR3XX+XX
Geo­Names ID
2654242
Wiki­data ID
Q928684

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Burray” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Burray”
  • Basque: “Burray”
  • Bulgarian: “Бурай”
  • Cebuano: “Burray”
  • Chinese: “巴雷島”
  • Danish: “Burray”
  • Dutch: “Burray”
  • Finnish: “Burray”
  • French: “Burray”
  • German: “Burray”
  • Greek: “Μπούρι Ορκάδων”
  • Italian: “Burray”
  • Japanese: “バレイ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Burray”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Burray”
  • Norwegian: “Burray”
  • Polish: “Burray”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Burray”
  • Spanish: “Burray”
  • Swedish: “Burray”
  • Welsh: “Burray”
  • Western Panjabi: “برے”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Burray”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Southtown and Burray Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirk Taing and Northtown Hill.

Orkney Islands: Highlights

Notable places include Kirkwall and Stromness.

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