Brough of Birsay
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The Brough of Birsay is a tidal island off the northwest coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland, notable for its archaeological remains of Pictish and Norse settlements.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brough of Birsay archaeological site | 1 |
| Brough of Birsay tidal island | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
tidal island ⓘ |
| accessCondition | accessible at low tide ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectionType | tidal causeway ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
Norse houses
ⓘ
Norse settlement ⓘ Pictish settlement ⓘ Pictish symbol stones ⓘ cemetery ⓘ church ⓘ monastic site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rocky shoreline
ⓘ
sea cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Birsay Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainland Orkney coast ⓘ |
| hasSettlementRemainsOf |
Norse
ⓘ
Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | lighthouse ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasWalkingRoute | causeway path ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| islandType | tidal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Norse archaeology
ⓘ
Pictish archaeology ⓘ coastal scenery ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricInhabitants |
Old Norse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pictish ⓘ |
| lighthouseLocatedOn | Brough of Birsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Birsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | northwest coast of Mainland Orkney ⓘ |
| partOf | Orkney archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfMajorOccupation | early medieval period ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Norse power centre
ⓘ
ecclesiastical centre ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brough of Birsay tidal island
this entity surface form:
Brough of Birsay archaeological site