What is recorded here
Balfour Mains is a farmstead in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
From the Historic Environment Scotland record 285793
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Photo credits
- Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shirley Grant, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Des Colhoun, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Aleks Scholz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- C Michael Hogan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Elwick, MillGrain Mill (19th Century) · 692 yd
BalfourBarrow (bronze Age) (possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(bronze Age) · 717 yd
Mill Dam, RSPB ReserveOld home or work place · 720 ydBalfourCoffin(s) · 729 yd
Drinks are served in the Gatehouse of Balfour CastleCastle, fort or tower · 872 yd
Phone kiosk on Balfour Castle pierCastle, fort or tower · 903 yd
War Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 1059 yd
Petrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 1461 yd
Bay of FurrowendBay · 1.2 mi
CarnessShip (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1.8 mi
ShapinsayIsland · 1.8 mi
Thieves HolmIslet · 1.8 miMore historic places in Orkney Islands · All of Orkney Islands
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