Brough
Brough is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Brough is situated nearby to the locality Corston, as well as near Appietown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knowes of Trotty.
Knowes of Trotty
Archaeological site
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The Knowes of Trotty is a Bronze Age cemetery located in Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The ancient site consists of a group of twelve surviving burial mounds, dating to 2030–1770 BC. Knowes of Trotty is situated 2 miles east of Brough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harray and Dounby.
Harray
Village
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Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s.
Dounby
Village
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Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby 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. Dounby is situated 2 miles northwest of Brough.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 3½ miles southeast of Brough.
Brough
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.04753° or 59° 2′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.19666° or 3° 11′ 48″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9CFR2RX3+28GeoNames ID
13269288
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