Broch Island

Burray is one of the southern islands of Orkney, situated in the natural harbour of Scapa Flow. On a world scale it is a very small island, literally a dot in the ocean. Millions of people have flown over it, sailed past it or driven across it on their way to somewhere else.

But even such a small place has a story to tell. From the early brochs that gave the island its name, through the kelp and herring industries, to its strategic importance in two World Wars, this is the history of Burray through the ages.