Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Shapinsay. You may be able to find further references to Shapinsay in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place	Type of entry	Source
Shapinshay	an Orkney island	Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Shapinsay.

Place	Type of entry	Source
Balfour	a hamlet	Groome
Balfour	hamlet	Bartholomew
Eller-Holm	a verdant isle	Groome

Travel writing

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Place	Mentioned in Travel Writing	Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer
Gairsay	0	2
St Andrews	0	2
Kirkwall	1	4
Egilsay	0	2
Deerness	0	2
Ladykirk	0	2
Firth	0	2
Rousay	0	1
Holm	0	2
Mainland	0	2
Finstown	0	2
Stronsay	0	2
Evie	0	3
Rousay	0	2
Eday	0	2
Eynhallow	0	3
Stenness	0	2
Carrick	0	2
Orphir	0	2
Scapa Flow	0	2