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Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay

Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay is an archaeological site in , . Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Brough of Birsay”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brough of Birsay and Brough of Birsay Lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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.

Lighthouse
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The unmanned lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson. It is located on the , an uninhabited tidal island off the northwest coast of Mainland in , Scotland, in the parish of . is situated 1,600 feet west of Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay.

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of on in . Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867. is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Settlements, church and related remains, 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 . It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of with medieval Norse remains.

Village
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is a settlement in the parish of on the of , Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS , from 1940–1949. is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. is situated 3 miles southeast of Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay.

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

Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay

Latitude
59.13704° or 59° 8′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.33039° or 3° 19′ 49″ west
Operator
Historic Scotland
Open location code
9CFR4MP9+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 426475303
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q56665732
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