Birsay Telephone Exchange
Birsay Telephone Exchange is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Birsay Telephone Exchange is situated nearby to Barony Mills, as well as near the archaeological site Oxtro broch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Magnus Church and Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay.
St Magnus Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867. St Magnus Church is situated 2,600 feet west of Birsay Telephone Exchange.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Birsay Telephone Exchange.
Loch of Boardhouse
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 2 miles southeast of Birsay Telephone Exchange.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 5 miles southeast of Birsay Telephone Exchange.
Birsay Telephone Exchange
- Type: Building
- Address: Birsay, KW17 2LY
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.12705° or 59° 7′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.30349° or 3° 18′ 13″ westLevels
1Operator
OpenreachOpen location code
9CFR4MGW+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 615769019OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
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