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Linton Chapel

12th-century chapel ruins, Shapinsay, Orkney

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Linton Chapel is a ruined chapel on the east coast of Shapinsay, Orkney (Grid Reference HY5218). The chapel is thought to date as early as the 12th century AD. Slightly to the south is a megalithic monument, Castle Bloody.

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12th century AD

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Coordinates

59.05° N, -2.82° E