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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of 151 feet (46 metres)
  • Description: an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brough of Birsay Lighthouse and St Magnus Church.

Lighthouse
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The unmanned lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Birsay is a 17th-century church…

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a freshwater loch in the… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Brough of Birsay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village on the north coast of .

Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement in the parish of on the of , Scotland. is situated 3 miles southeast of Brough of Birsay.

Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on in , in the north of . is situated 6 miles southeast of Brough of Birsay.

Brough of Birsay

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Latitude
59.13612° or 59° 8′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.33498° or 3° 20′ 6″ west
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”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Marwick and Bigbreck Quarry (disused).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brough of Birsay and Buckquoy (settlement).

Orkney Islands: Highlights

Notable places include Kirkwall and Stromness.

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