Pierowall

Pierowall
The bay at Pierowall
Pierowall Location within Orkney
Population	570
OS grid reference	HY4348
Civil parish	Westray
Council area	Orkney
Lieutenancy area	Orkney
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Orkney
Postcode district	KW17
Dialling code	01857
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Orkney
List of places UK Scotland 59°19′N 3°00′W / 59.31°N 3.00°W / 59.31; -3.00

Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. It has a variety of historical remains dating from the Neolithic, the Iron Age, the Middle Ages, and later, including a large pagan Norse cemetery. In 1961 it had a population of 108.^[1]