RNAS Hatston
Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, was a military airfield located one mile to the north west of Kirkwall, on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, built as a Royal Naval Air Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grain Earth House and St Magnus Cathedral.
Grain Earth House
Archaeological site
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Grain Earth House is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,800 feet southeast of RNAS Hatston.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
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St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 1¼ miles southeast of RNAS Hatston.
The Orkney Museum
Museum
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The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day. The Orkney Museum is situated 1¼ miles southeast of RNAS Hatston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.
Kirkwall
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Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 3 miles east of RNAS Hatston.
RNAS Hatston
- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Description: Royal Naval Air Station in Orkney, Scotland
- Categories: Royal Naval Air Service station and transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“RNAS Hatston” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈慈頓皇家海軍航空站”
- Chinese: “哈慈顿皇家海军航空站”
- Chinese: “哈斯顿航空站”
- Chinese: “奧克尼哈慈頓航空站”
- Finnish: “RNAS Hatston”
- French: “RNAS Hatston”
- Japanese: “ハッツトン海軍航空隊”
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