Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Birsay & Harray
Grid reference
(accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
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Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Contains Christ Kirk, Birsay
Contains Manswell
Contains Mary Kirk, eccles. Harray, Birsay & Harray
Contains St Magnus Well, Birsay (Orkney)
Contains St Mary's Kirk, Grimston in Harray
Contains St Michael's Church, Harray, Birsay & Hry
Contains St Peter's Chapel, Brough of Birsay
Parish details
Birsay BIX & Harray HYX
Parish TLA
BIH
County
Orkney
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Place-name data
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