Burn of Ayreland

Burn of Ayreland at the Mill of Ireland (Ayreland)

The Burn of Ayreland (or Ireland) is a northwesterly flowing coastal stream on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, that discharges to the Clestrain Sound about two miles south of Stenness.^[1] Draining chiefly agricultural lands elevated mosses and moorland. This stream has a notable lack of turbidity and a pH level of approximately 8.^[2] Armouring of the stream bottom consists of pebbles, cobbles and occasional boulders.

Prehistory and history

This burn is located a few miles south of very significant Neolithic and Iron Age archaeological sites. A few miles to the north are the Standing Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.^[3] About three miles to the northeast is the Neolithic Maes Howe site.

See also

• Midmoss
• Waulkmill Bay

References

1. United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 6, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2003
2. C.M Hogan, Natural History of the Orkney Islands, Aberdeen (2006)
3. J. Gunn, Orkney, the Magnetic North, Thomas Nelson and Sons, Edinburgh (1932)

Coordinates: 58°58′N 3°13′W / 58.967°N 3.217°W