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Braeswick

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Braeswick is a settlement on the island of Sanday, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness,[1] and is situated on the B9070.[citation needed]

Braeswick
Sanday Light Railway, formerly Britain's most northerly passenger carrying railway, in Braeswick
Braeswick is located in Orkney Islands
Braeswick
Braeswick
Location within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY608369
Civil parish
  • Cross and Burness
Council area
  • Orkney
Lieutenancy area
  • Orkney
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORKNEY
Postcode districtKW17
Dialling code01856
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament
  • Orkney
List of places
UK
Scotland
59°13′05″N 2°41′06″W / 59.218°N 2.685°W / 59.218; -2.685

See also

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  • Sanday Light Railway

References

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  1. ↑ "Details of Braeswick". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

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  • National Museums Scotland - Brooch from Braeswick, Sanday, Orkney
  • BBC Domesday Reloaded - D-block GB-360000-1035000 - Pool, Sanday Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  • Queen of Naples: Braes Wick, Sanday, Orkney wreck of a 19th-century brig.


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