Scapa distillery

Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of , Scotland on the shore of near the town of . Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: whisky distillery in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Lower Scapa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Magnus Cathedral and Earl’s Palace.

Church
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is a Church of Scotland parish church in , the main town of , a group of islands off the north coast of mainland .

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The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of , Orkney, . Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.

Locality
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is a parish on . It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, .

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is the chief town of the , which lie off the north tip of mainland . With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

Locality
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was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. is situated 2½ miles south of Scapa distillery.

Scapa distillery

Latitude
58.96316° or 58° 57′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.97939° or 2° 58′ 46″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB SCF
Open location code
9CCVX27C+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 881110738
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2638427
Wiki­data ID
Q982716
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Scapa distillery” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Scapa distillery”
  • Chuvash: “Scapa”
  • Czech: “Scapa”
  • Danish: “Scapa (destilleri)”
  • Danish: “Scapa”
  • Dutch: “Scapa Single Malt”
  • Esperanto: “Scapa”
  • French: “Scapa”
  • German: “Scapa”
  • Low German: “Scapa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Scapa”
  • Norwegian: “Scapa”
  • Polish: “Scapa”
  • Swedish: “Scapa”
  • Turkish: “Scapa”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broch of Lingro, broch and Scapa beach.

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