Birsay

Birsay (/ˈbʌrsiː/) (Old Norse: Birgisherað) is a parish in the north west corner of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Almost all the land in the parish is devoted to agriculture: chiefly grassland used to rear beef cattle. There are various ancient monuments in the parish.

For the hamlet in Canada, see Birsay, Saskatchewan.

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