Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Burness

Burness, a small lake in the N of Westray parish, Orkney. It contains trout; and it sends off its superfluence to Saintear lake.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a small lake"   (ADL Feature Type: "lakes")
Administrative units: Westray ScoP       Orkney ScoCnty

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