Burray

island, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Burray is an island located in Scotland, United Kingdom, within the Orkney Islands group. It is situated to the south of the main island of Mainland and is now connected to it by a causeway that was built during World War II. This causeway, along with another to South Ronaldsay, was constructed to prevent enemy submarines from entering the naval base at Scapa Flow.1

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Orkney Islands
The small islands of Burray and South Ronaldsay, to the south of East Mainland, are now joined to it by causeways constructed during World War II to prevent enemy submarines from entering the naval base at Scapa Flow. The second largest of the Orkney Islands, Hoy, lies south of…
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The small islands of Burray and South Ronaldsay, to the south of East Mainland, are now joined to it by causeways constructed during World War II to prevent enemy submarines from entering the naval base at Scapa Flow. The second largest of the Orkney Islands, Hoy, lies south of…
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