Burn of Ayreland
The Burn of Ayreland (or Ireland) is a northwesterly flowing coastal stream on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, that discharges to the Clestrain Sound about two miles south of Stenness.[1] Draining chiefly agricultural lands elevated mosses and moorland. This stream has a notable lack of turbidity and a pH level of approximately 8.[2] Armouring of the stream bottom consists of pebbles, cobbles and occasional boulders.
Prehistory and history[]
This burn is located a few miles south of very significant Neolithic and Iron Age archaeological sites. A few miles to the north are the Standing Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.[3] About three miles to the northeast is the Neolithic Maes Howe site.
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Coordinates: 58°58′N 3°13′W / 58.967°N 3.217°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Orkney
- Mainland, Orkney
- Orkney geography stubs
- Scotland river stubs