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Cliff top on Brough of Birsay

Cliff or headland
Cliff top on Brough of Birsay
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What is recorded here

A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Cliff top on Brough of Birsay consists of basaltic rock formed during the Paleogene period, approximately 60 to 55 million years ago, as part of the North Atlantic volcanic province. The feature is notable for its association with the ancient volcanic activity that shaped much of the Orkney Islands' geology.

Places near here

Brough Head LighthouseHeritage place · 121 ydCliff face at Brough of BirsayCliff or headland · 171 ydShags and their young in cliff cave at Brough of BirsayCave · 192 ydBrough of Birsay, LighthouseLighthouse (20th Century) · 197 ydBrough of BirsayLinear Feature(s) (period Unassigned), Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Settlement (period Unassigned) · 197 ydCliffs and sea at brough of Birsay lighthouseHeritage place · 207 ydBrough of Birsay, Pictish Symbol StonePictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 659 ydPoint of BuckquoyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 911 ydBrough of Birsay LighthouseVisitor information · 965 ydEarl's PalaceCastle · 1699 ydNorth east tower of Earl's PalaceCastle, fort or tower · 1731 ydBirsay VillageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1741 yd
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Photo: Nick Mutton 01329 000000 · CC BY-SA 2.0