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Balfour, a hamlet in Shapinshay parish, Orkney, 5 miles NE of Kirkwall, under which it has a post office. Balfour Castle, in its vicinity, is the seat of David Balfour, Esq., owner of 29,054 acres, valued at £7578 per annum.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Shapinsay ScoP Orkney ScoCnty |
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