Harray
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Knowes of Trotty and Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray.
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.
Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray
Archaeological site
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Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Harray.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dounby and Firth.
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 2½ miles northwest of Harray.
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 3 miles southeast of Harray.
Finstown
Village
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Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 3½ miles southeast of Harray.
Harray
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.03932° or 59° 2′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.18989° or 3° 11′ 24″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
9CFR2RQ6+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5586467154OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Slovenian—“Harray” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Harray”
- Dutch: “Harray”
- German: “Harray”
- Slovenian: “Harray”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Harray Hall and Manse of Harray Broch.
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