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Brough of Birsay, Birsay

#3 among attractions in Birsay

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Coordinates: 59°8'13"N, 3°20'21"W
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Birsay United Kingdom

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Brough of Birsay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Earl's Palace, Loch of Boardhouse, Loch of Swannay, Loch of Hundland.

  • earls palace birsay1 miSE
    Forts and castles

    Earl's Palace, Birsay

    25 min walk • The Earl's Palace in Birsay, Orkney, Scotland, is a ruined 16th-century castle. It was built by Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, illegitimate son of King James V and his mistress Euphemia Elphinstone. The palace is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

  • loch of boardhouse birsay2.7 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Loch of Boardhouse, Birsay

    69 min walk • 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.

  • loch of swannay mainland4.8 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Loch of Swannay, Mainland

    122 min walk • The Loch of Swannay is the most northerly loch on the mainland of Orkney and lies within the parish of Birsay in the north west of the island. It is an elliptically shaped, freshwater loch and is close to the lochs of Hundland and Boardhouse.

  • loch of hundland birsay4 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Loch of Hundland, Birsay

    102 min walk • The Loch of Hundland is a shallow freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. The loch lies between the larger lochs of Swannay and Boardhouse and acts as the main water catchment for Loch of Boardhouse.

  • buckquoy spindle whorl birsay location map
    0.6 miE
    Stela

    Buckquoy spindle-whorl, Birsay

    15 min walk • The Buckquoy spindle-whorl is an Ogham-inscribed spindle-whorl dating from the Early Middle Ages, probably the 8th century, which was found in 1970 in Buckquoy, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.

  • brough of birsay~1350 ftNE
    Island

    Brough of Birsay

    7 min walk • One of the main attractions on the Brough of Birsay is the remains of a Norse settlement, dating back to the 8th century. Visitors can wander around the well-preserved ruins of a Norse church and dwellings, gaining insight into the lives of the early settlers in this...

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