Burness Cottage

Burness Cottage is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Strathore Road. Burness Cottage is situated nearby to the archaeological site Weland (old farmstead), as well as near Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shapinsay and Lairo Water.

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.

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 1 mile east of Burness Cottage.

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 2 miles southwest of Burness Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balfour and Quholm.

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 2 miles southwest of Burness Cottage.