Lairo Water Explained

Lairo Water is a surface water body known as an ayre situated on the western coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands.[1] This brackish water body is separated by a narrow bar of land from Veantro Bay. This wetland is an area where a variety of bird species may be found.[2] Hogan has suggested that the Lairo Water may have been a source of subsistence food for prehistoric inhabitants of Shapinsay at Burroughston Broch.[3]

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Footnotes

59.0558°N -2.8556°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Li, Martin. 2005. Adventure Guide to Scotland. Hunter Publishing, Inc.. Great Britain. 620 pages. 1-58843-406-0.
  2. News: Orcadian Times. 20 May 2004. Paul Hollinrake. Bird-watching at night? It's not that far-fetched an idea. 2009-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20090818060757/http://www.orcadian.co.uk/features/articles/birdieman6.htm. 18 August 2009. dead.
  3. Web site: Hogan, C. Michael. 7 October 2007. Burroughston Broch. The Megalithic Portal (ed) Andy Burnham. 2009-08-07.

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