Brinian is a village on the island of
Rousay
Rousay (, sco, Rousee; non, Hrólfsey meaning Rolf's Island) is a small, hilly island about north of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It has been nicknamed "Egypt of the north", due to its archaeological diversit ...
, in
Orkney
Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) nort ...
, Scotland.
Trumland is situated to the west of the village, with
Taversöe Tuick
Taversöe Tuick (or Taversoe Tuick) is a Neolithic burial cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, thought to date from between 4000 and 2500 BCE. The monument includes a rare example of a double-tiered chamber, an upper chamber approached via a pass ...
nearby. Brinian is within the parish of Rousay and Egilsay.
References
External links
Around Rousay - BrinianThe Megalithic Portal - Cubbie Roo's BurdenUndiscovered Scotland - Taversoe Tuick Cairn
Villages in Orkney
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