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{{Short description|Parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland}} |
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[[Image:Harraystores.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Harray Stores]] |
[[Image:Harraystores.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Harray Stores]] |
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'''Harray''' ( |
'''Harray''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ær|i|}}) ({{lang-non|Herað}}; {{lang-nrn|Herrað}}) is a parish and a village<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/harray-p239991|title=Visit Scotland - Harray}}</ref> on [[Mainland, Orkney]], Scotland. It has the unique distinction of being the only parish without a coastline, instead being landlocked and sitting next to a [[Loch of Harray|freshwater loch]]. Harray is surrounded by almost all the other parishes of the west mainland, extending southward from [[Birsay]] until it reaches the A965. |
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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.<ref>[http://www.orkneyguide.com/ogbpdf/Harray.pdf Harray - Orkney’s Landlocked Parish]</ref> |
Harray is mostly flat and swampy, and has many mounds or 'howes' (from the [[Old Norse]] word '' Haugr'' meaning mound or hill). Excavations have revealed a burial cist in the largest mound as well as a [[Bronze Age]] building nearby.<ref>[http://www.orkneyguide.com/ogbpdf/Harray.pdf Harray - Orkney’s Landlocked Parish]</ref> |
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The Corston Airfield is located in Harray. |
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Harray was merged with Birsay to form a united parish in the north west of Mainland.<ref name=Wilson/> It extends southward from the south east of Birsay Parish, and is about six miles by four in extent.<ref name=Wilson/> |
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 4 July 2024
Harray (pronounced /ˈhæri/) (Old Norse: Herað; Norn: Herrað) is a parish and a village[1] on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It has the unique distinction of being the only parish without a coastline, instead being landlocked and sitting next to a freshwater loch. Harray is surrounded by almost all the other parishes of the west mainland, extending southward from Birsay until it reaches the A965.
Harray is mostly flat and swampy, and has many mounds or 'howes' (from the Old Norse word Haugr meaning mound or hill). Excavations have revealed a burial cist in the largest mound as well as a Bronze Age building nearby.[2]
The Corston Airfield is located in Harray.
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59°2′48″N 3°11′0″W / 59.04667°N 3.18333°W
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