Cava Lighthouse
Cava Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Cava Lighthouse is situated nearby to SMS Markgraf, as well as near the village Houton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SMS Markgraf and Cava.
SMS Markgraf
Cava
Island
Cava is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 107 hectares in extent and rises to 38 metres above sea level. The literal meaning of the name is calf island, a terminology often used to designate a small island near to a larger one.
SMS Kronprinz
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houton and Orphir.
Houton
Village
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. Houton is situated 2 miles north of Cava Lighthouse.
Orphir
Village
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton. Orphir is situated 3½ miles north of Cava Lighthouse.
Lyness
Village
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 4 miles south of Cava Lighthouse.
Cava Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.88712° or 58° 53′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.17785° or 3° 10′ 40″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9CCRVRPC+RV
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