HMS Narborough and HMS Opal
HMS Narborough and HMS Opal is a memorial in Orkney Islands, Scotland. HMS Narborough and HMS Opal is situated nearby to the cemetery Old burial ground, as well as near the archaeological site St Andrew’s Chapel (site - early 14C).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,000 feet west of HMS Narborough and HMS Opal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2 miles northwest of HMS Narborough and HMS Opal.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of HMS Narborough and HMS Opal.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 4 miles northwest of HMS Narborough and HMS Opal.
HMS Narborough and HMS Opal
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.76655° or 58° 45′ 60″ northLongitude
-2.93994° or 2° 56′ 24″ westInception
1993Open location code
9CCVQ386+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5678161852OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old burial ground and St Andrew’s Chapel (site - early 14C).
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