Shapinsay, South Churchyard, Balfour Burial-aisle

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shapinsay, South Churchyard, Balfour Burial-aisle as Burial Aisle (17th Century) (1656). 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.

17th-century burial aisle; associated with the South Churchyard on Shapinsay, it reflects early modern funerary practices in Orkney. Its significance lies in its historical link to the Balfour family and the broader study of post-Reformation church architecture and land use in northern Scotland.