The Bay of Linton is a bay on the east coast on the island of

Shapinsay Shapinsay (, ) is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. With an area of , it is the eighth largest island in the Orkney archipelago. It is low-lying and, with a bedrock formed from Old Red Sandstone overlain by bo ...

in the

Orkney Islands Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland ...

, Scotland. To the north of Linton Bay are the

headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, Jo ...

s of Ness of Ork, and to the south is The Foot. The ancient monument the Broch of BurroughstonC. Michael Hogan, ''Burroughston Broch'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, Oct. 7, 2007
/ref> is slightly north of Linton Bay.

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