Shapinsay

Shapinsay (, ) is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. With an area of , it is the eighth largest island in the Orkney archipelago. It is low-lying and, with a bedrock formed from Old Red Sandstone overlain by boulder clay, fertile, causing most of the area to be used for farming. Shapinsay has two nature reserves and is notable for its bird life. Balfour Castle, built in the Scottish Baronial style, is one of the island's most prominent features, a reminder of the Balfour family's domination of Shapinsay during the 18th and 19th centuries; the Balfours transform

uninhabited tidal island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

neolithic standing stone in southeast Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

country house on Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

iron age remains

bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK