What is recorded here
Shapinsay, Balfour Castle, Lodge stands as a 19th-century gate lodge on Orkney Islands, Scotland. Built to mark the entrance of a grand estate, it frames the boundary between the private castle and the public road. Its stones still hold the shape of that division, waiting for footsteps that may never return.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shapinsay, Balfour Castle, Lodge as Gate Lodge (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Drinks are served in the Gatehouse of Balfour CastleCastle, fort or tower · 18 yd
Phone kiosk on Balfour Castle pierCastle, fort or tower · 58 yd
Balfour HarbourHarbour (post Medieval) · 67 yd
Iona: Balfour Harbour, Shapinsay, Wide FirthMotor Vessel (20th Century) · 86 yd
BalfourBarrow (bronze Age)(possible), Cist (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(bronze Age) · 168 yd
Shapinsay, Balfour Castle, GatewayGateway (19th Century) · 679 yd
Petrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 910 yd
War Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 1201 yd
Carness BatteryNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.4 mi
Thieves HolmIslet · 1.4 mi
Bay of CarnessBay · 1.6 mi
Bay of FurrowendBay · 1.7 mi