Brims
Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta. The RNLI lifeboat Thomas McCunn is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims, which was the Longhope Lifeboat Station until 1999.- Type: Locality with 30 residents
- Description: village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Brims, Orkney”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Longhope Lifeboat Museum and Melsetter House, Hoy.
Longhope Lifeboat Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longhope and Point of Hackness.
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Point of Hackness
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Village
Brims
- Category: village
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.77792° or 58° 46′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.23175° or 3° 13′ 54″ west
Population
30
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
9CCRQQH9+58
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Brims” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Brims”
- Dutch: “Brims”
- French: “Brims”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hurliness and Saltness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: The Skeo, broch, Brims, Hoy and Chapel, Melsetter House, Hoy.
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Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.
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