RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station]
RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station] is an office in Orkney Islands, Scotland. RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station] is situated nearby to the archaeological site Netherbutton RAF Radar Station [WW2], as well as near the security checkpoint RAF Netherbutton Radar Station Gatehouse [WW2].Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkwall Airport and Broch of Ayre.
Kirkwall Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair. Kirkwall Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station].
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 - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station].
Howa
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howa is a house, which is situated 1 mile south of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station].
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 - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station].
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 - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station].
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles southeast of RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station].
RAF Netherbutton Chain Radar Station - Receiver Block and tower bases [WW2] [later a tv station]
- Type: Office
- Category: military installation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.92625° or 58° 55′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.93323° or 2° 55′ 60″ westOpen location code
9CCVW3G8+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8780901526OpenStreetMap feature
military=office
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Notable Places Nearby
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