Birsay

thumb|300px|Birsay Parish, with the Brough of Birsay in the background

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Place details

Locality: Birsay
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Ancient monuments
Earl's Palace
St Magnus Church
Notable people
See also
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thumb|300px|Birsay Parish, with the Brough of Birsay in the background

Birsay () (Old Norse: Birgisherað) is a parish in the north west corner of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Almost all the land in the parish is devoted to agriculture: chiefly grassland used to rear beef cattle. There are various ancient monuments in the parish.