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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. Today, the village still possesses a harbour, with mock defensive walls constructed at the same time as the castle. David Balfour even added a stone marked with the date 1725, taken from Noltland Castle on the island of Westray, to his defences. A car ferry to Kirkwall, operated by Orkney Ferries, sails from a pier at the harbour. This became a roll-on/roll-off service in 1990.

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rdfs:label	Balfour, Orkney (en) Balfour (Orkadak) (eu) Balfour (Orcadi) (it)
rdfs:comment	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. Today, the village still possesses a harbour, with mock defensive walls constructed at the same time as the castle. David Balfour even added a stone marked with the date 1725, taken from Noltland Castle on the island of Westray, to his defences. A car ferry to Kirkwall, operated by Orkney Ferries, sails from a pier at the harbour. This became a roll-on/roll-off service in 1990. (en) Balfour, Eskoziako Orkadak uharteetan dagoen herri bat da. (eu) Balfour è un villaggio sull'isola di Shapinsay, nelle Isole Orcadi. Il villaggio si trova sulla baia di Elwick, che fu utilizzata come punto di approdo da Haakon IV di Norvegia prima di dirigersi verso sud verso la sconfitta finale nella Battaglia di Largs nel 1623. Oggi, il villaggio ha ancora un porto, con finte mura difensive costruite nella stessa epoca del castello. David Balfour aggiunse una pietra, con la data del 1725, presa dal sull'isola di Westray, per le sue difese. Un traghetto trasporta automobili e persone a Kirkwall; è gestito da e salpa da un molo presso il porto. Nel 1990 questo è divenuto un servizio roll-on/roll-off. (it)
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sameAs	Balfour, Orkney Balfour, Orkney Balfour, Orkney Balfour, Orkney Balfour, Orkney Balfour, Orkney Balfour, Orkney
static image caption	Balfour Harbour, quay and slipway (en)
static image name	Balfour Harbour, Shapinsay - geograph.org.uk - 1320860.jpg (en)
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official name	Balfour (en)
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has abstract	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. Today, the village still possesses a harbour, with mock defensive walls constructed at the same time as the castle. David Balfour even added a stone marked with the date 1725, taken from Noltland Castle on the island of Westray, to his defences. A car ferry to Kirkwall, operated by Orkney Ferries, sails from a pier at the harbour. This became a roll-on/roll-off service in 1990. (en)

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