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Burn of Ireland
Burn of Ireland in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Burn of Ireland is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Burn of Ayreland (or Ireland) is a northwesterly flowing coastal stream on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It discharges to the Clestrain Sound, about two miles south of Stenness. Draining chiefly agricultural lands elevated mosses and moorland, this stream has a notable lack of turbidity and a pH level of approximately 8. Armouring of the stream bottom consists of pebbles, cobbles and occasional boulders.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.9674, -3.2303
Sources
- wikidata: Q4999556 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burn of Ayreland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burn of Ireland?
- Burn of Ireland is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.9674°, -3.2303°.