Birsay
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Birgisherað”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Brough of Birsay and Brough of Birsay Lighthouse.
Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt.
Twatt
Village
Birsay
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.1295° or 59° 7′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.3134° or 3° 18′ 48″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB RSB
Open location code
9CFR4MHP+RM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Birsay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Birsay”
- Danish: “Birsay”
- Dutch: “Birsay”
- German: “Birsay”
- Italian: “Birsay”
- Japanese: “バーセイ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Birsay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Birsay”
- Norwegian: “Birsay”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Marwick and Bigbreck Quarry (disused).
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