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in 1746, and was one of the few survivors. However, when he returned to Burray after the battle, he happened to chance upon the son of the murder victim, who reported him to the authorities. Stewart was arrested, and ended up dying in a prison cell in
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One of the largest Viking hoards in Scotland was discovered on 22 April 1889 by Mr G. Petrie, Little Wart, Burray when he was peat-cutting in the North Town Moss. It consisted of over 140 items of silver bullion, including many fragments of
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The Churchill Barriers project required a substantial labour force, which peaked in 1943 at over two thousand. Much of the labour was provided by around 1200 Italian prisoners of war, who had been captured in the
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ordered the construction of permanent barriers. Work began in May 1940 and the barriers were completed in September 1944, but were not officially opened until 12 May 1945, four days after the end of
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was built. Camp 34 had its own chapel but this was destroyed at the end of the war with the rest of the camp. Photos exist of Camp 34's football team and band.
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in North Africa, who were transported to Orkney from early 1942 onwards. As the use of POW labour for War Effort works is prohibited under the
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In 2001, the population of Burray was 357, a total that had grown to 409 by 2011. The main settlement, Burray Village, is a former
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Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two)
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The prisoners were accommodated in two camps, some at Camp 34 at Warebanks on Burray and the rest at Camp 60 on
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on the south west coast. There are also settlements of Northtown, Southtown and Hillside on the island.
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period. The island is indented in the north west by Echnaloch Bay, which takes its name from Echna
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of Burray was one Sir James Stewart. Stewart is said to have been involved with a murder in
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Scotland's Census 2001 – Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands
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or 'ring-money', and about a dozen coins The date proposed for deposition is c. 998.
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entered at night at high tide by navigating between the block ships.
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General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003)
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was sunk at her moorings within the natural harbour of
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The island has a reasonable amount of birdlife, with
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was born Mary Balfour on Burray on 1 November 1778.
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in Holm Sound to the north east. Barrier 4 links to
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Barriers 1, 2, and 3 connect Burray with 1755: 1741: 1322: 1308: 1211: 1197: 1054: 1052: 628: 626: 16:Island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK 1681:Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency) 471:sympathiser, he ended up fighting in the 364:, across Water Sound. To the west is the 735:Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 6 494: 327: 323: 1762: 1095:Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme 1049: 997:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 774: 702: 700: 698: 696: 694: 639:islands over 20 ha in extent and 623: 3042: 862:"National Museums of Scotland – Hoard" 409: 79:Burray shown within the Orkney Islands 2855: 2694: 2630: 2459: 2346: 2254: 2232:The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides 2053: 1921: 1774: 1736: 1303: 1192: 995:Isabelle Bour: Brunton , Mary... 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Burra (disambiguation)
Old Norse
Burray is located in Orkney Islands
OS grid reference
ND460963
Coordinates
58°51′04″N 2°55′48″W / 58.851°N 2.93°W / 58.851; -2.93
Orkney
Council area
Orkney Islands
Country
Scotland
United Kingdom
Demographics
/ˈbʌr/
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Scapa Flow
Churchill Barriers

Mainland, Orkney
South Ronaldsay
Churchill Barriers
Mainland, Orkney
Glimps Holm
Lamb Holm
South Ronaldsay
tidal island
Hunda
Scapa Flow

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