Burray

#6989 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Burray is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. It lies to the east of Scapa Flow and is one of a chain of islands linked by the Churchill Barriers. ()

Alternative names: Area: 3.49 mi²Coordinates: 58°50'37"N, 2°54'54"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Burray – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Italian Chapel, Hunda, Broch of Ayre, Glims Holm.

3.3 miN
Unique Catholic chapel built by POWs
Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm
85 min walk • The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in the Orkney Islands. It was built during World War II by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow.
2.4 miW
Island
Hunda
60 min walk • Hunda is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 100 hectares in extent and rises to 42 metres above sea level.
3.6 miN
Memorial
Broch of Ayre, Mainland
93 min walk • Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland.
2.3 miN
Island
Glims Holm
60 min walk • Glimps Holm or Glims Holm is a small uninhabited islet in Orkney, Scotland.
2.1 miSW
58°49'18"N • 2°57'19"W
South Ronaldsay & Burray Agricultural Society, South Ronaldsay
54 min walk • Memorial

Burray

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Burray – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm

Hunda

Broch of Ayre, Mainland

Glims Holm

South Ronaldsay & Burray Agricultural Society, South Ronaldsay