Lyness

Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of , , Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy and Scapa Flow Museum.

Cemetery
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Museum
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is a war museum in Lyness on the , , . Housed within a refurbished Romney hut and oil fuel pump house at the former Lyness royal naval base HMS Proserpine, the museum charts the history of Orkney's involvement in World War I and World War II.

Island
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is a small in , , lying in between the islands of and . It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lyness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Longhope and Point of Hackness.

Village
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is a coastal settlement on the island of , in , Scotland. South Walls is linked to by causeway; is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. is situated 2½ miles south of Lyness.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lyness.

Village
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, referred to as Burnside by locals, is the largest settlement on the island of , Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. is situated 3½ miles east of Lyness.

Lyness

Latitude
58.83289° or 58° 49′ 58″ north
Longitude
-3.20707° or 3° 12′ 25″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LYS
Open location code
9CCRRQMV+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 612578961
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643297
Wiki­data ID
Q6708810
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Italian—“Lyness” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Lyness”
  • Chinese: “利尼斯”
  • Dutch: “Lyness”
  • French: “Lyness”
  • German: “Lyness”
  • Greek: “Λάυνες”
  • Hebrew: “ליינס”
  • Italian: “Lyness”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lyness Post Office and Torpedo Depot.

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