Rousay: the post office
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Rousay: the post office
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 11 Aug 2015
The post office is within Tou Cottage*, Wasbister, about as far as you can get from the main village, Brinian, which is based around the ferry pier. This is because the current postmistress took over the role in 1991 and she lives here: the branch moved to the house of whoever wanted to take on the office. Incidentally, there used to be two post offices on Rousay; one of them called simply 'Rousay' down at Brinain, and another named 'Wasbister' hereabouts. The Wasbister office closed on 25 June 1969, though. * Tou Cottage is the address according to Royal Mail, although the map marks the name Too.
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Image Location
Latitude
59.179905
Longitude
-3.072742