What is recorded here
Shapinsay, Balaclava is a farmstead in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
From the Historic Environment Scotland record 182795
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Photo credits
- C Michael Hogan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shirley Grant, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Derek Harper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Aleks Scholz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Des Colhoun, 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 · 531 yd
Mill Dam, RSPB ReserveOld home or work place · 742 yd
War Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 907 yd
Shapinsay, ElwickbankNaust(s) (post Medieval) · 1409 yd
BalfourBarrow (bronze Age) (possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(bronze Age) · 1719 yd
Petrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 1.0 mi
Drinks are served in the Gatehouse of Balfour CastleCastle, fort or tower · 1.1 mi
Phone kiosk on Balfour Castle pierCastle, fort or tower · 1.1 mi
ShapinsayIsland · 1.1 mi
Bay of FurrowendBay · 1.3 mi
Ling HolmHeadland · 1.4 mi
Grass HolmIslet · 2.0 miMore historic places in Orkney Islands · All of Orkney Islands
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