Burray
| Norse name | Borgarey |
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 Burray
Burray shown within the Orkney Islands
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| OS grid reference | ND460963 |
| Coordinates | 58°51′04″N 2°55′48″W / 58.851°N 2.93°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Area | 903 hectares (3.5 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 55 |
| Highest elevation | 80 metres (262 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 409 |
| Population rank | 24 |
| Population density | 45 people/km2 |
| Largest settlement | Burray Village |
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Burray is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. It lies to the east of Scapa Flow and is one of a chain of islands linked by the Churchill Barriers.
Burray lies between Mainland, Orkney and South Ronaldsay, and is linked to both by the Churchill Barriers. Barriers 1, 2, and 3 connect Burray with Mainland, Orkney via the islets of Glimps Holm and Lamb Holm in Holm Sound to the north east. Barrier 4 links to South Ronaldsay, across Water Sound. To the west is the tidal island of Hunda, also joined by a causeway. Further west, across Scapa Flow, are the islands of Flotta and Calf of Flotta, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away.
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 fishing port on the south west coast. There are also settlements of Northtown, Southtown and Hillside on the island.
Burray is made up of Old Red Sandstone of the Devonian period. The island is indented in the north west by Echnaloch Bay, which takes its name from Echna Loch. Burray Ness and Burray Haas are two headlands in the east.
Attractions in Burray include the Fossil and Heritage Centre at Viewforth.
The island has a reasonable amount of birdlife, with not just gulls (herring and lesser backed) breeding here, but curlew.
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 arm ring or 'ring-money', and about a dozen coins The date proposed for deposition is c.998.
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