Harray

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Harray (Old Norse: Herað - cf Harris) is a former parish on Mainland, Orkney, now merged with Birsay.^[1] It has the unique distinction of being the only landlocked parish on the islands; however, it is next to the freshwater Loch of Harray.

Harray has many mounds or howes from the Old Norse word Haugr meaning mound or hill. Excavations have revealed burial cist in the largest mound as well as a Bronze Age building nearby.^[2]

Harray was merged with Birsay to form a united parish in the north west of Mainland.^[1] It extends southward from the south east of Birsay Parish, and is about six miles by four in extent.^[1] It is mostly flat and swampy.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
↑ Harray - Orkney’s Landlocked Parish

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Orkney

List of Orkney islands

Inhabited islands	Mainland Auskerry Burray Eday Egilsay Flotta Gairsay Graemsay Holm of Grimbister Hoy Inner Holm North Ronaldsay Papa Stronsay Papa Westray Rousay Sanday Shapinsay South Ronaldsay South Walls Stronsay Westray Wyre

Other islands	Eynhallow Helliar Holm Lamb Holm Switha Swona North West islands North East islands South West islands South East islands

Towns and villages	Kirkwall Balfour Dounby Finstown Houton Longhope Lyness Pierowall St Margaret's Hope Stromness Whitehall

Mainland parishes	Birsay Deerness Evie Firth Harray Holm Kirkwall Orphir Rendall St Andrews St Ola Sandwick Stenness Stromness

Topics	Prehistory History Geology Scapa Flow

Coordinates: 59°2′48″N 3°11′0″W / 59.04667°N 3.18333°W / 59.04667; -3.18333

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