Clestrain Sound
Clestrain Sound is a strait between Mainland Orkney and the Isle of Graemsay within the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Clestrain Sound lies in the western entrance to Scapa Flow.Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Strait
- Description: strait located within the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Clestran Sound” and “Clestron Sound”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoy Lighthouse and Graemsay.
Hoy Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Graemsay
Island
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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Hall of Clestrain
Historic building
Photo: JoanaImages, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hall of Clestrain is a house in the parish of Orphir, Orkney, Scotland. The house was the birthplace of the explorer John Rae in 1813. Currently derelict, the house became a listed building in 1971.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bu‘ Point and Houton.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Clestrain Sound
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.9358° or 58° 56′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.25238° or 3° 15′ 9″ westOpen location code
9CCRWPPX+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 931961048OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2652869Wikidata ID
Q5131957
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Clestrain Sound” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Clestrain Sound”
- Cebuano: “Clestran Sound”
- Swedish: “Clestran Sound”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gangski and Taing of Sandside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Graemsay Post Office and Mill Pond.
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