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Brough of Birsay

The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of , Scotland, in the parish of . It is located around 13 miles north of and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brough of Birsay Lighthouse and Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay.

Lighthouse
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The unmanned lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson. It is located on the Brough of Birsay, an uninhabited tidal island off the northwest coast of Mainland in , Scotland, in the parish of .

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Church
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, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of on in . Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.

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is a small village on the north coast of . It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of with medieval Norse remains.

Village
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is a settlement in the parish of on the of , Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS , from 1940–1949. is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. is situated 3 miles southeast of Brough of Birsay.

Village
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is a village on in , in the north of . village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. is situated 6 miles southeast of Brough of Birsay.

Brough of Birsay

Latitude
59.13612° or 59° 8′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.33498° or 3° 20′ 6″ west
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
9CFR4MP8+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569428
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
12540977
Wiki­data ID
Q594381
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Scottish Gaelic—“Brough of Birsay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “‘بروف أوف بيرساي”
  • Arabic: “’بروف أوف بيرساي”
  • Dutch: “Brough of Birsay”
  • Esperanto: “Brough of Birsay”
  • French: “Brough of Birsay”
  • German: “Brough of Birsay”
  • Italian: “Brough of Birsay”
  • Japanese: “バラ・オブ・バーゼイ”
  • Japanese: “ブロッホ・オブ・バーゼイ”
  • Japanese: “ブロフ・オブ・ビルセー島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brough of Birsay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Brough of Birsay”

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