The mystery of the Birsay whalebone
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
The Birsay whalebone at Skiba Geo in Orkney looks like a bird in flight. We explain who put the whalebone there, when they did it and why!
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Photo of whale bone, Skiba Geo, Birsay
The mystery of the Birsay whalebone
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://aries.gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Birsay-Whalebone-Orkney.jpg)
Birsay Whalebone and Brough of Birsay - Aries Gallery Orkney
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Birsay Whalebone Circular
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/skibageo-from-sea.jpg)
The mystery of the Birsay whalebone
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BGKT74/the-fishermens-hut-on-the-coastal-path-to-the-whale-bone-on-birsay-BGKT74.jpg)
Birsay orkney whalebone hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Birsay orkney whalebone hi-res stock photography and images
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/A8E09D/dh-whale-bone-birsay-orkney-whale-bone-and-creel-whalebone-A8E09D.jpg)
Birsay orkney whalebone hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/718889/whale-graves.jpg?w=1200&f=6adcdc193a4aa6f1eb59e480587640c6)
Scotland Whale Bone Mystery: Were They Beached or Forced Onto Shore?
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/whalebone-base.jpg)
The mystery of the Birsay whalebone
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://www.orkney.com/site/assets/files/14806/1b9a2834.webp)
The story of the Birsay Whalebone
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PRJJ06/sculpture-from-whale-bones-of-a-whale-called-birsay-whalebone-birsay-orkney-islands-scotland-great-britain-PRJJ06.jpg)
Birsay orkney whalebone hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Orkney
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2hgdckf/whalebone-monument-birsay-orkney-2hgdckf.jpg)
Birsay orkney whalebone hi-res stock photography and images
![The mystery of the Birsay whalebone](https://c.orkney.com/assets/files/17324/1b9a8958.jpg)
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