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Rousay has been nicknamed "the Egypt of the north", due to its tremendous archaeological importance spanning every stage in the history of Orkney: a Neolithic settlement, Bronze Age burnt mounds, Iron Age crannogs and brochs, Viking boat burials, a mediæval church and the stately home at Trumland. | Rousay has been nicknamed "the Egypt of the north", due to its tremendous archaeological importance spanning every stage in the history of Orkney: a Neolithic settlement, Bronze Age burnt mounds, Iron Age crannogs and brochs, Viking boat burials, a mediæval church and the stately home at Trumland. | ||
The island is separated from Mainland by the Eynhallow Sound}}<noinclude> | The island is separated from Mainland by the Eynhallow Sound.}}<noinclude> | ||
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