Linton Chapel
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Linton Chapel, Orkney Islands” and “Linton, chapel & graveyard 140m ENE of, Shapinsay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shapinsay and Castle Bloody.
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.
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. Castle Bloody is situated 1½ miles south of Linton Chapel.
Lairo Water
Lairo Water is a surface water body known as an ayre situated on the western coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands. This brackish water body is separated by a narrow bar of land from Veantro Bay. Lairo Water is situated 1¼ miles west of Linton Chapel.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 1½ miles north of Linton Chapel.
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 Linton Chapel.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 4½ miles south of Linton Chapel.
Linton Chapel
- Categories: chapel and historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.05227° or 59° 3′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.81957° or 2° 49′ 10″ westOpen location code
9CFV352J+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5417071622OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6554900
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Highlights include Kirkhill farmstead (remains) and Linton Chapel burial ground.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Linton Chapel”. Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.