What is recorded here
Intricate stonework on Balfour coastal tower is a castle, fort or tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Perhaps the stones resisted every storm because they locked together like fingers in a desperate handshake. Maybe the tower watched for ships that never came, leaving its keeper to talk to gulls instead of enemies.
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Places near here
Ornate coastal tower by Balfour CastleCastle, fort or tower · 31 yd
Balfour Castle and a seaside "folly"Castle, fort or tower · 31 yd
Iona: Balfour Harbour, Shapinsay, Wide FirthMotor Vessel (20th Century) · 127 yd
Balfour HarbourHarbour (post Medieval) · 156 yd
BalfourBarrow (bronze Age)(possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(bronze Age) · 334 yd
Shapinsay, Balfour Castle, GatewayGateway (19th Century) · 715 yd
Petrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 856 yd
War Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 1287 yd
Carness BatteryNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.3 mi
Thieves HolmIslet · 1.3 mi
Bay of CarnessBay · 1.5 mi
Bay of FurrowendBay · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0