- Elevation
- 46 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport32 km
- EOI Eday Airport33 km
About Brough of Birsay
Brough of Birsay is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Brough Head and Birsay Bay.
Photos of Brough of Birsay
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Brough of Birsay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 101 | 65 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Brough of Birsay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 32 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 32 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 33 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 355 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 368 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brough of Birsay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 239 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km153 places
- Rousay Island 18 kmE
- Wyre Island 22 kmE
- Gairsay Island 22 kmE
- Outer Holm Island 20 kmS
25–60 km413 places
- Hoy Island 32 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmE
- Eday Island 32 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 35 kmNE
60–100 km312 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 87 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 86 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 86 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Northside Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Birsay Village, Orkney Islands2.3 km SE
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The Barony Village, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Marwick Village, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Kirbuster Village, Orkney Islands5.9 km SE
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Abune-the-Hill Village, Orkney Islands6 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km SE
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Birsay Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km SE
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Skipi Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands3.2 km SE
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.1 km S
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands4 km E
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Mar Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands4.1 km S
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Loop of Crooie Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands18 km E -
Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands3.9 km SE
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Loch of Hundland Lake, Orkney Islands6.5 km E
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Loch of Swannay Lake, Orkney Islands7.1 km E
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Stoney Holm Island, Orkney Islands7.8 km E
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Park Holm Island, Orkney Islands8 km E
Sources & licences
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