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Balfour Cottage

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Balfour Cottage is an earthwork in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 382091

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Recorded parish
Shapinsay
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  • C Michael Hogan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Derek Harper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Des Colhoun, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Aleks Scholz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graeme Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mill Dam showing formation of southern outflow burn, ShapinsayOld home or work place · 269 ydElwick, MillGrain Mill (19th Century) · 320 ydWar Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 610 ydBalfourBarrow (bronze Age) (possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(bronze Age) · 960 ydShapinsay, ElwickbankNaust(s) (post Medieval) · 964 ydDrinks are served in the Gatehouse of Balfour CastleCastle, fort or tower · 1110 ydPhone kiosk on Balfour Castle pierCastle, fort or tower · 1120 ydPetrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 1330 ydBay of FurrowendBay · 1.3 miShapinsayIsland · 1.5 miLing HolmHeadland · 1.8 miGrass HolmIslet · 1.9 mi

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