Brims, Orkney
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Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of
Hoy Hoy may refer to: People Given name * Hoy Menear (died 2023), American politician * Hoy Phallin (born 1995), Cambodian footballer * Hoy Wong (1920–2009), American bartender Surname * Hoy (surname), a Scottish and Irish surname * Hà ...
, in
Orkney Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, ...
, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta. The
RNLI The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. Founded in 1824 ...
lifeboat ''Thomas McCunn'' is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims, which was the
Longhope Lifeboat Station Longhope Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Longhope on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. It opened in 1874 and since 2004 has operated a lifeboat. In 1969 it ...
until 1999.


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Longhope Lifeboat Museum TrustSSE - Brims Tidal ArrayCanmore - Hoy, Chapel of BrimsCanmore - Hoy, Brims, The Skeo Broch
Villages in Orkney Hoy, Orkney {{Orkney-geo-stub