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Shapinsay, Vaas Point

Enclosure(s) (post Medieval)
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Shapinsay, Vaas Point is an enclosure in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 182968

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  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rob Burke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Shirley Grant, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graeme Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Des Colhoun, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Aleks Scholz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Bay of FurrowendBay · 548 ydHouton Head: Skerry of Vasa, Wide FirthKetch (20th Century) · 751 ydMill Dam, RSPB ReserveOld home or work place · 1320 ydShapinsay, Galtness BatteryGun Emplacement (20th Century), Magazine(s) (20th Century), Observation Post (20th Century) · 1477 ydGrass HolmIslet · 1624 ydShapinsay, Balfour Castle, Walled GardenWalled Garden (19th Century) · 1.2 miBalfourCoffin(s) · 1.3 miDrinks are served in the Gatehouse of Balfour CastleCastle, fort or tower · 1.4 miWar Memorial at ElwickHeritage place · 1.4 miPhone kiosk on Balfour Castle pierCastle, fort or tower · 1.4 miPetrel: Holm Sound, Shapinsay Sound, North SeaCraft (19th Century) · 1.7 miLing HolmHeadland · 1.9 mi

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