What is recorded here
Bay of Brough is shown as a bay on the public map of Orkney Islands. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
The Bay of Brough features sandstone and conglomerate rock formations, primarily from the Carboniferous period, around 300 million years old. These rocks were deposited in a shallow marine environment and are notable for their accessibility and the presence of fossilized plant and marine life, offering insights into ancient coastal ecosystems.
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Places near here
Cleaton House Hotel, WestrayOld home or work place · 784 yd
Westray, BroughBroch (iron Age)(possible), Settlement (period Unassigned) · 1016 yd
Westray, CleatBurial Ground (medieval)(possible), Chapel (medieval)(possible), Settlement (period Unknown)(possible) · 1192 yd
Westray, Braehead, Westray United Free Church of ScotlandChurch (mid 19th Century) (1866) · 1278 yd
Bay of PierowallBay · 1572 yd
WestrayIsland · 1.2 mi
Preserved gravestone in Pierowall cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.3 mi
PierowallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Bay of SwartmillBay · 1.6 mi
Gallo HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Papa Westray beachBeach · 2.0 mi
Beach at Bay of GrobustBeach · 2.0 mi