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The island is accessible on foot at low tide by a largely natural causeway but otherwise is separated from the mainland by a 787-foot stretch of water at high tide: the Sound of Birsay. | The island is accessible on foot at low tide by a largely natural causeway but otherwise is separated from the mainland by a 787-foot stretch of water at high tide: the Sound of Birsay. | ||
A Norse village stood on this island once, but its remains have been partly removed by coastal erosion, and the cliffs are reinforced by concrete rip-rap to prevent further damage}}<noinclude> | A Norse village stood on this island once, but its remains have been partly removed by coastal erosion, and the cliffs are reinforced by concrete rip-rap to prevent further damage.}}<noinclude> | ||
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