Odd boundaries · Evidence-led place record

Brough of Birsay

United Kingdom

an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland

Brough of Birsay in United Kingdom
Photo: Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CategoryTIDAL ISLAND
LocationUnited Kingdom
DatasetExpanded physical oddities
Oddness signal82/99
Data completeness80%

The oddity, explained

Why is Brough of Birsay unusual?

Brough of Birsay appears here because the approved source classifies it as odd boundaries. The source describes it as an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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