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Midhowe Broch on Rousay, Orkney

Rousay Rousay is a small, hilly island of Orkney lying two miles north of Mainland. Its name is from Old Norse and means "Rolf's Island". 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. (Read more)