Shepperd Cottage
Shepperd Cottage is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Shepperd Cottage is situated nearby to the hotel Balfour Castle, as well as near the museum Shapinsay Heritage Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balfour Castle and Helliar Holm.
Balfour Castle
Hotel
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour Castle is a historic building on the southwest of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. Though built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour, and designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce. Balfour Castle is situated 720 feet east of Shepperd Cottage.
Helliar Holm
Islet
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Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.
Thieves Holm
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thieves Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Head of Holland.
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.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 3 miles south of Shepperd Cottage.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
Shepperd Cottage
- Type: Building
- Address: Shapinsay, KW17 2DY
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.03241° or 59° 1′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.92035° or 2° 55′ 13″ westOpen location code
9CFV23JH+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 204661309OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shapinsay Heritage Centre and Balfour Post Office.
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