Balfour Hospital

Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in , . It is managed by NHS Orkney.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Hospital building
  • Description: hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
  • Also known as: “The Balfour”
  • Address: Foreland Rd, Kirkwall, KW15 1NZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Magnus Cathedral and Earl’s Palace.

Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Church of Scotland parish… is situated 3,000 feet north of Balfour Hospital.

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The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace… is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Balfour Hospital.

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The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace… is situated 2,800 feet north of Balfour Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the chief town of the , which lie off the north tip of mainland .

Locality
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is a parish on .

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northeast of Balfour Hospital.

Balfour Hospital

Latitude
58.97386° or 58° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
-2.96524° or 2° 57′ 55″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Levels
2
Open location code
9CCVX2FM+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 846595076
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­hospital
Geo­Names ID
6289602
Wiki­data ID
Q4850756
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Balfour Hospital” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Balfour Hospital”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مستشفى بلفور”
  • French: “Balfour Hospital”
  • German: “Balfour Hospital”
  • Italian: “Balfour Hospital”
  • Persian: “بیمارستان بالفور”
  • Spanish: “Balfour Hospital”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Old Balfour Hospital and Crantit Dairy.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hospital Entrance and New Balfour Hospital.

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Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.

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