Birsay
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It sits within the topics Parishes of Orkney and Villages on Mainland, Orkney.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Birsay
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Location
- Mainland
- Image
- Brough of Birsay.jpg
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- Birsay
- historic county
- Orkney Islands
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Ancient monuments
- Earl's Palace
- St Magnus Church
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
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