Balfour Cottage
Balfour Cottage is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Balfour Cottage is situated nearby to the ruins Ha’Breck, as well as near the museum Westray Heritage Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lady Kirk and Links of Noltland.
Lady Kirk
Church
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The Lady Kirk at Pierowall is a ruined 17th-century church on the island of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. The church was built in 1674, on the foundations of the 13th-century church. Lady Kirk is situated 2,500 feet north of Balfour Cottage.
Links of Noltland
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Links of Noltland was a large prehistoric settlement located on the north coast of the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The extensive ruins includes several late Neolithic and early Bronze Age dwellings and is place of discovery of the Westray Wife figurine, uncovered during an excavation in 2009. Links of Noltland is situated 1 mile northwest of Balfour Cottage.
Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray
Archaeological site
Photo: AakBurbage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Balfour Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay.
Balfour Cottage
- Type: House
- Address: Orkney, KW17 2BZ
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.31539° or 59° 18′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.98856° or 2° 59′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CFV8286+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 927887798OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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