Searchlight emplacement

Searchlight emplacement is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Searchlight emplacement is situated nearby to the islet Risa, as well as near the peak Shell Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Risa and Fara.

Risa

Islet

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.

Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha… Fara is situated 1½ miles southeast of Searchlight emplacement.

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 1½ miles south of Searchlight emplacement.

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 4 miles south of Searchlight emplacement.