OS grid reference ND436839 Country Scotland Post town ORKNEY Local time Tuesday 11:17 AM Council area Orkney | Lieutenancy area Orkney Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district KW17 Dialling code 01856 Civil parishes South Ronaldsay, Burray | |
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Burwick is a small village and harbour on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the closest Orkney harbour to the Scottish mainland and is the terminus of a passenger ferry which operates in the summer to John o'Groats in Caithness.
Map of Burwick, Orkney, UK
The name was first recorded in about 1225 as "Bardvik", derived from the Old Norse bar vík, meaning "bay of the extremity", for its position near the southernmost point of the island.
The remains of the Castle of Burwick, a defended Iron Age fort and probable secondary monastic settlement, occupy the promontory west of the harbour.
References
Burwick, Orkney Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA