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The Shapinsay development trust has created a community plan for the island and owns a wind turbine, which was erected in August 2011 after the community voted for its construction. According to the development trust, the turbine could earn more than £5 million during its 25-year lifetime.
The Rural Development Council was an advisory body to the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead MSP. Its members include: Barbara Kelly; Donald MacRae of the Bank of Scotland; Stuart Housden, the Director of RSPB Scotland; Derek Logie of the Rural Housing Service; Liberal Democrat Councillor Alison Hay from Argyll and Bute Council; Kate Braithwaite ...
t. e. Prehistoric Orkney refers only to the prehistory of the Orkney archipelago of Scotland that begins with human occupation. (The islands’ history before human occupation is part of the geology of Scotland .) Although some records referring to Orkney survive that were written during the Roman invasions of Scotland, “prehistory” in ...
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Sanday ( / ˈsændiː /, Scots: Sandee) is one of the inhabited islands of Orkney that lies off the north coast of mainland Scotland. With an area of 50.43 km 2 (19.5 sq mi), [4] it is the third largest of the Orkney Islands. [9] The main centres of population are Lady Village and Kettletoft.
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Upload another image Balfour Castle (With Garden Gateway) Sound 59°01′54″N 2°55′00″W / 59.031704°N 2.916772°W / 59.031704; -2.916772 (Balfour Castle (With Garden Gateway) Sound) Category A 18615 Upload another image Balfour Castle Doocot, 59°01′47″N 2°54′36″W / 59.029614°N 2.910097°W / 59.029614; -2.910097 (Balfour Castle Doocot ...
Burroughston Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the island of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland ( grid reference HY54062100 ). The site overlooks the North Sea on the northeast part of Shapinsay. Excavated in the mid 19th century, Burroughston Broch is still well-preserved. The drystone walls are up to four metres thick in some ...