Lyness
Lyness is a port in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Lyness is situated nearby to Scapa Flow Museum, as well as near the village Longhope.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scapa Flow Museum and Crockness Martello tower.
Scapa Flow Museum
Museum
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Scapa Flow Museum is a war museum in Lyness on the Island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. 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. Scapa Flow Museum is situated 580 feet west of Lyness.
Crockness Martello tower
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Crockness Martello Tower is a Martello Tower on Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Napoleonic Wars, at the same time as the Martello Tower at Hackness. Crockness Martello tower is situated 1 mile southeast of Lyness.
Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy
Memorial
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Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy is a memorial, which is situated 3,100 feet west of Lyness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyness and Longhope.
Lyness
Village
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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.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2½ miles south of Lyness.
Point of Hackness
Locality
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Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lyness.
Lyness
- Type: Port
- Category: transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83348° or 58° 50′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.19399° or 3° 11′ 38″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9CCRRRM4+9CGeoNames ID
11876736
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