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The Balfour estate sold its farms on Shapinsay between 1924 and 1928. This was a common occurrence in Orkney at the time as wealthy landowners moved to more lucrative forms of investment. Farms were generally sold to the sitting tenant or to their neighbours who wished to expand. [37] During the Second World War, gun batteries were built on the ...
Malcom and Jackie Sinclair are selling their two farms on Sanday, one of which has been in the family for seven generations. Sale of £4.2m farms marks end of an era on Orkney island Skip to main ...
Evie is home to two large dairy farms called Dale and Georth as well as Burgar farm. There are also a few beef farms. This is due to the very good quality of soil contained in this area of Orkney. All three dairy farms contribute milk to the award-winning Orkney cheese as well as Orkney ice cream and other dairy products. [citation needed]
Holm of Grimbister farm [2] Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.
Holland Farm is a historic estate and farm complex located south of Mickelgarth village on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The present house was built between the years 1810 to 1814 by the Traill family of Holland. The Traill family owned the island of Papa Westray from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. [1]
Tormiston Mill was built in 1882 by Colonel Balfour of Shapinsay, and became operational shortly after.Many of the original mill mechanisms have been preserved inside. The mill is a large, rectangular building with three floors and originally a small attic until it was stripped out during asbestos removal in the 20
The Loch of Swannay is the most northerly loch on the mainland of Orkney and lies within the parish of Birsay in the north west of the island. It is an elliptically shaped, freshwater loch and is close to the lochs of Hundland and Boardhouse.
Skaill House, Orkney. Skaill House is situated near the west coast of Mainland overlooking the Bay of Skaill and Skara Brae, [5] and close to St Peter's Kirk.It is described by Historic Environment Scotland as the "most complete 17th century country mansion in Orkney".