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The Brough of Birsay, Orkney

Brough of Birsay The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the northwest coast of the Mainland of Orkney, within the parish 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. (Read more)