RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2]

RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2] is an office in Orkney Islands, Scotland. RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2] is situated nearby to the security checkpoint RAF Netherbutton Radar Station Gatehouse [WW2], as well as near the archaeological site Netherbutton RAF Radar Station [WW2].

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Howa and Broch of Ayre.

Howa

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howa is a house, which is situated 4,200 feet south of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2].

Broch of Ayre

Archaeological site

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 2 miles south of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2].

Loch of Graemeshall

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Loch of Graemeshall is situated 2 miles southeast of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2].

Places in the Area

Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Mary’s.

HMS Royal Oak

Locality

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HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 2 miles west of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2].

St Mary’s

Village

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St. St Mary’s is situated 2 miles south of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2].

Holm

Locality

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Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2].

RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Transmitter Block [WW2]

Type: Office
Category: military installation
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.92349° or 58° 55′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.93569° or 2° 56′ 9″ west

Open location code

9CCVW3F7+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8780884887

OpenStreetMap feature

military=office

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RAF Netherbutton Radar Station Gatehouse [WW2] and Netherbutton RAF Radar Station [WW2].

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