What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Brough of Birsay as Rune Inscribed Stone (norse). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Viking Age (c. 9th–11th century), the Brough of Birsay rune-inscribed stone is associated with Norse settlement in Orkney. The runes may record a personal name or commemorate an individual, reflecting the cultural and linguistic influence of the Vikings in the region.
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Places near here
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Brough of Birsay, Pictish Symbol StonePictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 11 yd
Viking Church Remains, Brough of BirsayChurch, cross or graveyard · 15 yd
Brough of Birsay LighthouseVisitor information · 335 yd
Rock and cliff feature at Brough of BirsayCliff or headland · 345 yd
Point of BuckquoyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 399 yd
Light House from LeascruOld home or work place · 547 yd
Brough of Birsay, LighthouseLighthouse (20th Century) · 570 yd
Cliffs and sea at brough of Birsay lighthouseHeritage place · 579 yd
Shags and their young in cliff cave at Brough of BirsayCave · 583 yd
Earl's PalaceCastle · 1205 yd
North east tower of Earl's PalaceCastle, fort or tower · 1235 yd
Birsay VillageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1271 ydOther information
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