What is recorded here
Ornate coastal tower by Balfour Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Perhaps it watched the sea for ships or thieves. Maybe its rooms held warmth during long winter darkness. Imagine standing inside when the wind struck the stones like a fist.
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Places near here
Intricate stonework on Balfour coastal towerCastle, fort or tower · 31 yd
Balfour Castle and a seaside "folly"Castle, fort or tower · 44 yd
Iona: Balfour Harbour, Shapinsay, Wide FirthMotor Vessel (20th Century) · 123 yd
Balfour HarbourHarbour (post Medieval) · 148 yd
BalfourBarrow (bronze Age)(possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(bronze Age) · 318 yd
Shapinsay, Balfour Castle, GatewayGateway (19th Century) · 687 yd
Petrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 882 yd
War Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 1295 yd
Carness BatteryNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.3 mi
Thieves HolmIslet · 1.3 mi
Bay of CarnessBay · 1.5 mi
Bay of FurrowendBay · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0