Eday, War Memorial
Eday, War Memorial is a memorial in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Eday, War Memorial is situated nearby to the archaeological site Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), as well as near Cross Slab (early Medieval).| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eday War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eday and Eday Airport.
Eday
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eday is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It's about 15 miles north of the Orkney Mainland, 8 miles long by a mile wide but pinched in the middle: in Old Norse Eiðøy means "isthmus island".
Eday Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eday London Airport is located on Eday in Orkney, Scotland. As it is close to the Bay of London it is known locally as just London Airport. The Bay of London may have been so called because of puffins breeding there: Old Norse lundi = "puffin", Old Norse á Lundunum = "at the puffins".
Stone of Setter
Archaeological site
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stone of Setter is a Neolithic standing stone located on the island of Eday, in Orkney, Scotland. It dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, around the 2nd millennium BC. Stone of Setter is situated 2½ miles north of Eday, War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backaland.
Backaland
Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063. Backaland is situated 2 miles south of Eday, War Memorial.
Eday, War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.18354° or 59° 11′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.76576° or 2° 45′ 57″ westInception
1920Open location code
9CFV56MM+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9301075885OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q114169166
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) and Cross Slab (early Medieval).
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