Burra Sound
Burra Sound is a sound in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burra Sound is situated nearby to the locality Point of Oxan, as well as near Taing of Sandside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Graemsay and Hoy Sound Low Light.
Graemsay
Island
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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Hoy Sound Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Stromness Museum
Museum
Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the town of Stromness in Orkney, Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history. Stromness Museum is situated 2 miles north of Burra Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northeast of Burra Sound.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Cairston is situated 4 miles northeast of Burra Sound.
Burra Sound
- Type: Sound
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.93141° or 58° 55′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.3195° or 3° 19′ 10″ westOpen location code
9CCRWMJJ+H5GeoNames ID
2654247
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Point of Oxan and Taing of Sandside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hoy Skerries and Bay of Creekland.
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