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Castle o'Burrian, Westray is a castle, fort or tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Perhaps its stones still hold the shape of hands that built it, while sea wind erases every name those hands spoke. Maybe the tower stood as a warning to ships or a gift to lovers, depending on which tide you believe. Imagine standing inside its hollow dark, listening for the heartbeat of whoever last climbed it.

A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.

Built by the Burrian family in the 16th century, Castle o'Burrian is remembered as a historic residence linked to the prominent Westray landowners and as an example of early modern domestic architecture in the Orkney Islands.