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	Brough of Birsay Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The Brough of Birsay is a tidal island off the north east tip of West Mainland.
		You approach the Brough up a steep slope that once formed a grand entrance-way into the Norse settlement at its top, as well as providing the residents with a way of dragging their boats clear of the shore in times of storm.
		It is tempting, though probably wrong, to think that this was the church at Birsay in which Earl Magnus, later Saint Magnus, was buried after he was killed by his cousin Håkon on the island of Egilsay on 16 April 1117.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /westmainland/broughofbirsay/index.html (898 words)

	Brough of Birsay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Brough of Birsay is a small (210,000 m²) tidal island off the north west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, in the parish of Birsay.
		Brough, indeed, means fort (it can also mean other types of geographical feature) and has cognates in virtually every Indo-European and Semitic language, as well as others.
		According to the Orkneyinga saga the main residence of Jarl Thorfinn the Mighty (1014-1065) was located in Birsay, possibly on the Brough.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brough_of_Birsay (352 words)

	Birsay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Birsay is a parish in the north west corner of The Mainland of Orkney.
		Almost all the land in the parish is devoted to agriculture; mainly grass land used to rear beef cattle.
		The main area of interest in the parish is the Brough of Birsay and nearby hamlet of The Palace.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birsay (106 words)

	Brough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brough a town in Cumbria (formerly in Westmorland)
		Brough a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire
		The Brough of Birsay tidal island and lighthouse, Orkney
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brough (90 words)

	The Brough of Birsay - ancient Orcadian seat of Power
		The Brough has an area of 21 hectares and is separated from the Point o' Buckquoy, the headland opposite, by the waters of Brough Sound - a distance of approximately 240 metres.
		However, although experts are unclear as to when this neck of land was finally severed, it is likely to have been long before the Picts took to the island in the seventh century AD.
		The remains of the settlement on the Brough o' Birsay.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/broughofbirsay/index.html (370 words)

	The Brough of Birsay - The Norse Kirk
		The Brough of Birsay - The Norse Kirk
		The Romanesque church on the Brough o' Birsay is by far the best-preserved building on the island.
		There has been much speculation over the years as to whether the church on the Brough o' Birsay was the Christ's Kirk (or Christchurch) of the sagas - the burial place of Earl Magnus after his murder on Egilsay.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/broughofbirsay/kirk.htm (417 words)

	Birsay and Evie - Destination Guide - Hotel Near (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Occupying the northwest corner of the Mainland, the parish of BIRSAY was the centre of Norse power in Orkney for several centuries before the earls moved to Kirkwall, some time after the construction of its cathedral.
		Today a tiny cluster of homes is gathered around the sandstone ruins of the Earl's Palace, which was built in the second half of the sixteenth century by Robert Stewart, Earl of Orkney, using the forced labour of the islanders, who weren't even given food and drink for their work.
		Just over half a mile northwest of the palace is the Brough of Birsay, a substantial Pictish settlement on a small tidal island that is only accessible during the two hours each side of low tide.
	www.hotelnear.com /3495/3512/Scotland-Birsay_and_Evie.html (389 words)

	St Magnus Cathedral
		The Norse settlement on the Brough of Birsay - SMC075
		The Brough of Birsay is a small tidal island which is situated off the north west coast of the Orkney Mainland.
		During the Norse period Birsay was the political centre of the Orkney Earldom.
	sites.scran.ac.uk /stmagnus/smc075.htm (127 words)

	Encyclopedia: Brough of Birsay
		A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a causeway exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide.
		This is the approximate extent of Old Norse and related languages in the early 10th century.
		The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Brough-of-Birsay (817 words)

	Orkney Islands - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The firth is 6.75 miles (11 km) wide between Brough Ness on the island of South Ronaldsay and Duncansbay Head in Caithness.
		Viking settlers comprehensively occupied Orkney, and the islands became a possession of Norway until being given to Scotland during the 15th century as part of a dowry settlement.
		Evidence of the Viking presence is widespread, and includes the settlement at the Brough of Birsay, several place names, and runic inscriptions at Maes Howe and other ancient sites.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Orkney_Islands (2388 words)

	Birsay Heritage in Orkney
		Birsay - in fact, all of Orkney - has been settled continuously since Neolithic times more than 5000 years ago, and Birsay has remains and reminders from every chapter of this long history.
		When Rev. Brown retired, the Birsay Community Council felt the newsletter was of significant interest to the parish that they have continued its publication.
		The parish of Birsay begins in Dounby, and the Barony Mills, a working water mill and information point, is 5.3 miles north of Dounby, and close to the main Historic Sites.
	www.birsay.org.uk (548 words)

	Brough of Birsay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Brough of Birsay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		According to the (additional info and facts about Orkneyinga saga) Orkneyinga saga the main residence of Jarl Thorfinn the Mighty (1014-1065) was located in Birsay, possibly on the Brough.
		There is an unmanned (A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships) lighthouse on the Brough which was built in 1925.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/brough_of_birsay.htm (315 words)

	Orkney accommodation, The Barony Hotel, Birsay, Orkney Islands
		It was built in the Iron Age as a fortress, then continued to be occupied by the Picts and then by the Vikings but lastly as domestic dwellings.
		A short distance away in the village near the Brough of Birsay is the ruins of the Earl's Palace.
		The Brough of Birsay is a tidal island and has early Christian and Norse settlements.
	www.baronyhotel.com /what_to_see.htm (225 words)

	International Travel News: Escape from time — a week in Orkney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It's the Brough of Birsay (pronounced the same as "broch"), a tidal island located 20 miles northwest of Kirkwall, Orkney's capital.
		Norsemen settled on the Brough of Birsay building long houses and barns, remains of which proliferate on the edge of the island closest to the mainland.
		Here on the Brough of Birsay it does not even require a vivid imagination to accomplish this since the ruins are so evocative.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3648/is_2_25/ai_61643038 (1603 words)

	Our Past History.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Early Viking Houses on the Brough of Birsay, Orkney
		The Brough of Birsay is a small tidal island off the north west tip of mainlnd Orkney.
		It must have been a grand entrance way though the width may have been designed to allow boats to be drawn up out of the reach of the sea.
	www.ourpasthistory.com /viking/birsay.htm (371 words)

	Highland Highlights:
		The Brough is a tidal jislet with 150 foot high cliffs on its north face that is accessed by the mainland by a narrow causeway at low tide.
		The Brough is home to a small museum and ruins of a Romanesque church and several Norse long houses.
		Now the Flow Country and the Brough of Birsay are places of spectacular beauty in my eyes.
	lritch7.tripod.com /newbeg.html (966 words)

	Orkney - Birsay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		This is a shot of the causeway across to the Brough of Birsay.
		It stands in the settlement on the Brough of Birsay.
		The 'new' Earl's Palace from the Brough of Birsay.
	www.simonhedges.com /photos/uk/orkney/birsay/birsay.htm (316 words)

	FISHING , Orkney Photographs, Photography pictures by stock photographer Doug Houghton
		055296 BIRSAY - Whale bone - Whale bone and creel BIRSAY ORKNEY
		055302 BIRSAY - Whale bone - Whale bone and creel BIRSAY ORKNEY
		055306 BIRSAY - Whale bone - Whale bone creel and Brough of Birsay BIRSAY ORKNEY
	www.orkneypics.com /webpage/page/page036.html (426 words)

	Standing stones and Archaeology on Orkney - The Internet Guide to Scotland
		Driving through Birsay village, you pass the 16th-century mansion of Robert Stewart whose son built the Earl's Palace in Kirkwall.
		The Brough is situated on a small island which can only be reached at low tide plus or minus two hours.
		Birsay is said to have been the seat of Earl Thorfinn the Mighty and some of what can be seen today could be what is left of his palace.
	www.scotland-info.co.uk /ork-arch.htm (2081 words)

	Sheila Fleet Birsay Disc Collection
		Inspired by a small lead disc found on the Brough of Birsay in Orkney.
		The Brough, a small tidal island, supported a thriving metalworking industry from the 7th to the late 8th century.
		A rich array of brooches, rings and dresspins were found - jewelry for the prosperous Pictish community on the Mainland.
	www.lindaclifford.com /SFBirsay.html (118 words)

	The Orkney and Shetland Touring Company - The Orkney Islands - Brough of Birsay Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Brough of Birsay is a tidal island off the north west corner of the Mainland.
		On the Point of Buckquoy a number of figure-of-eight shaped Pictish houses of similar age to the one at Gurness have been excavated, but none are on display.
		Apart from the ancient monuments, the Brough has a lighthouse dating from 1925, and the whole area is a very pleasant place for a walk or to watch rough seas from the shelter of the car during a winter storm.
	www.orkneyshetland.co.uk /brough_of_birsay.html (243 words)

	orkney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Scroll to your left to see the Brough of Birsay in the middle distance, with the Causeway in the foreground, to the left of the settlement.
		The most visible feature is the Visitor Centre, which is a dark box at the closest edge of the Brough of Birsay, and right in the middle of it.
		Birsay is located in the Orkney Islands, just off the Northern tip of Scotland.
	www.gettysburg.edu /academics/english/britain/Viking/orkney.html (1482 words)

	Birsay Heritage Trust
		While his forces occupied their castle in Kirkwall and later in Westray, his main residence would have been his Palace in Birsay, built c.1574.
		The St Magnus Church Birsay Trust supports the fabric of the church through donations and the sale of jewelry specially designed and made for them by Orkneyinga Silversmiths.
		The famous, but enigmatic symbol stone found in the earlier graveyard on the Brough shows Pictish symbols and three warriors - noble men.
	www.orkney.org /birsayheritage/heritage.htm (1214 words)

	Brough Birsay Orkney Islands Scotland :: Scotland360.com
		The Orkney and Shetland Touringpany - The Orkney Islands - Brough of Birsayrmation The Orkney and Shetland Touringpany are Local experts on the Northern Isles offering specialised holidays to Orkney and Shetland Evening Jazz service in the Birsay Kirk - 25th April Brough of Deerness, Orkney.
		Birsay Heritage in Orkney Explore Birsay's 5000 year heritage from neolithic peoples, Picts, Vikings, Scots to modern British.
		parish of Orkney, Birsay was already ancient cathedral was in Birsay, and St Magnus the Orkney Islands Council.
	scotland360.com /scotland/brough-birsay-orkney-islands-scotland.html (536 words)

	Ancient Orkney
		The skeletons were placed on or under the shelves in the compartments on the east side, with their backs to the walls and their knees drawn up, facing West.
		The "Brough of Birsay" is located on a tidal island off the north-west coast of Mainland.
		A symbol stone was found in the remains of this 12th Century church and graveyard.
	www.garioch.demon.co.uk /orkney.htm (1380 words)

	BROUGH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Search the BROUGH Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
		Search the BROUGH Family Resource Center at RootsWeb.com (if available).
		Find graves of people named BROUGH at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
	www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/B/BROUGH.htm (73 words)

	Brough of Birsay - TheBestLinks.com - Bishop, Christian, Island, Lighthouse, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
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	www.thebestlinks.com /Brough_of_Birsay.html (347 words)

	(GCK5J7) Norse by Norse West by climberX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		This virtual is located on the Brough of Birsay a small tidal island off the north-west tip of mainland Orkney, on which there are extensive remains of a Viking Age and Pictish settlements.
		The buildings and artefacts discovered here make the Brough of Birsay one of the most important as well as one of the most attractive monuments in Scotland.
		The Brough of Birsay is a tidal island and access along the causeway is possible only for about two hours on either side of low tide (information about tides are available from the Tourist Information Centre in Kirkwall).
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=160279 (587 words)

	Birsay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		As it was low tide we headed north to the Brough of Birsay to walk over the causeway.
		This is quite a pleasant walk, it is on the far northwest of the island, you just follow the A497 to Birsay.
		It is about 8ft (2.4m) high and has a folk lore legend associated with it which says something about the stone going to the nearby loch for a drink on New Year’s morning.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /stones/scotland/birsay.htm (279 words)

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