Bay of Linton
The Bay of Linton is a bay on the east coast on the island of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. To the north of Linton Bay are the headlands of Ness of Ork, and to the south is The Foot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Linton Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shapinsay and Linton Chapel.
Shapinsay
Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.
Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.
Linton Chapel
Ruins
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linton Chapel is a ruined chapel on the east coast of Shapinsay, Orkney. The chapel is thought to date as early as the 12th century AD. Slightly to the south is a megalithic monument, Castle Bloody.
Castle Bloody
Archaeological site
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Bloody is a prehistoric feature on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney, Scotland. Hogan observes that while the feature is marked as a chambered mound on the UK Ordnance Survey map, the structure is more properly and specifically classified as a souterrain or earth house.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quholm and Balfour.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 2 miles north of Bay of Linton.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 3½ miles west of Bay of Linton.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 4 miles south of Bay of Linton.
Bay of Linton
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bay of Linton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bay of Linton”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Linton Bay”
- Swedish: “Bay of Linton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burroughston and Ness of Ork.
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Highlights include Bay of Crook and Nettle Geo.
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