What is the pronunciation of Burhou?
Q: What is the pronunciation of Burhou?
A: Burhou is pronounced bu-ROO.
Q: When is landing on Burhou banned?
A: Landing on Burhou is banned from 15 March to 27 July.
Q: What wildlife can be found on the island?
A: Wildlife on the island includes a colony of puffins (declining in numbers) and large numbers of rabbits.
Q: How difficult is it to land at Burhou?
A: It may be impossible to land in rough weather, as there is no landing stage as such, visitors use a small inlet.
Q: What did E.D Marquand call the island?
A: E.D Marquand called it "the most desolate and lonely of all the islands in our archipelago."
Q: What does the suffix -hou mean?
A: The suffix -hou means a small island, from the Old Norse holmr.
Q: According to Dr S K Kellet-Smith, what does 'bur' refer to?
A: According to Dr S K Kellet-Smith, 'bur' refers to a storehouse - "Burhou is just the place where a fisherman would place a depository for his gear".
