Captain Tony Taylor
Captain Tony Taylor is a memorial in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Captain Tony Taylor is situated nearby to Brough of Birsay Lighthouse, as well as near the archaeological site Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brough of Birsay Lighthouse and Brough of Birsay.
Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The unmanned Brough of Birsay Lighthouse lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson. It is located on the Brough of Birsay, an uninhabited tidal island off the northwest coast of Mainland in Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay.
Brough of Birsay
Islet
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,600 feet east of Captain Tony Taylor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 3½ miles southeast of Captain Tony Taylor.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 6 miles southeast of Captain Tony Taylor.
Captain Tony Taylor
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In Memory of Captain Tony Taylor who died tragically on Friday 24 May 2002 during helicopter operations”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13686° or 59° 8′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.33918° or 3° 20′ 21″ westOpen location code
9CFR4MP6+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 12184600488OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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