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Smithy, 11 Balfour Village, Shapinsay

A Category B Listed Building in North Isles, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0324 / 59°1'56"N

Longitude: -2.9093 / 2°54'33"W

OS Eastings: 347907

OS Northings: 1016506

OS Grid: HY479165

Mapcode National: GBR M45V.PZ9

Mapcode Global: WH7BZ.87WJ

Plus Code: 9CFV23JR+X7

Entry Name: Smithy, 11 Balfour Village, Shapinsay

Listing Name: Balfour Village the Smithy

Listing Date: 9 December 1977

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 352706

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB18626

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Shapinsay, 11 Balfour Village, Smithy

ID on this website: 200352706

Location: Shapinsay

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Parish: Shapinsay

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Smithy

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Description

Circa 1850. 2 storey, L-plan range. Regularly coursed rubble.
Street elevation 3 bays, that to the right the gable end
of the rear block with a forestair to upper entrance, 2 left
bays with bipartites at ground raised wall head gables to
upper windows. Return elevation window less with door in
single storey lean-to addition. Crowstepped gable end to
street with apex stack, graded slate roof.

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