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Brims, Orkney

Coordinates: 58°47′N 3°14′W / 58.78°N 3.23°W / 58.78; -3.23
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Brims
Brims is located in Orkney Islands
Brims
Brims
Location within Orkney
Population30 
OS grid referenceND286887
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTROMNESS
Postcode districtKW16
Dialling code01856
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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58°47′N 3°14′W / 58.78°N 3.23°W / 58.78; -3.23

Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta.[1] The RNLI lifeboat Thomas McCunn is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims which was the Longhope Lifeboat Station until 2003.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Details of Brims". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Longhope Lifeboat Museum Trust". Cantick Head Lighthouse Cottages. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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