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9 November 2009
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Isle of Burray & South Ronaldsay

Burray and South Ronaldsay are joined to the mainland by the famous Churchill Barriers. The barriers were built with the assistance of Italian POWs after the sinking of HMS Royal Oak in October 1939 to protect the fleet anchored in Scapa Flow.

South Ronaldsay is the nearest Orkney Island to Scotland, being just 6.5 miles across the Pentland Firth from John O'Groats. Burray was called "Borgarey" by the Vikings and the name means Broch Island.

Both are considered to be - more than any - as a haven for ornithologists.

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