A prehistoric earth-house lies on Shapinsay near the ruined Linton Chapel. Castle Bloody is a souterrain (an underground stone-lined passage), an underground or partly underground earth-house, although the source notes that maps have marked it more generally as a chambered mound.
The pack is very thin, so the page stays close to the secure evidence: its island setting, its classification dispute, its relationship to nearby Linton Chapel, and scheduled-monument protection.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
History
Castle Bloody is a prehistoric feature on Shapinsay in Orkney.
C. Michael Hogan observed that the feature is marked as a chambered mound on the Ordnance Survey map.
Hogan classified it more specifically as a souterrain or earth house.
The ruined historic Linton Chapel stands slightly to the north.
Castle Bloody is protected as a scheduled monument.
People
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C. Michael Hogan
writer cited for classifying the feature as a souterrain or earth house.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 59.0324°N · 2.8102°W
- Access
- Open access
- Terrain
- Easy going
Opening & admission
The source pack does not provide reliable current admission details; verify before travelling.
- The pack gives classification and protection but no current access details.
Nearby places
Questions people ask
- What is Castle Bloody?
- It is a prehistoric feature on Shapinsay in Orkney.
- What is a souterrain?
- A souterrain is an underground or partly underground earth-house or passage-like structure.
- How has it been classified?
- The pack says it is marked as a chambered mound on the Ordnance Survey map, but Hogan classifies it as a souterrain or earth house.
- What stands nearby?
- The ruined Linton Chapel is slightly to the north.
Sources
- Wikipedia article
- Source pack: Castle Bloody
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