Former Military Camp (C20)
Former Military Camp (C20) is a bunker in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Former Military Camp (C20) is situated nearby to the military installation Pillbox C20, as well as near the locality Cairston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ring of Brodgar and Unstan Chambered Cairn.
Ring of Brodgar
Heath
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. Ring of Brodgar is situated 2 miles east of Former Military Camp (C20).
Unstan Chambered Cairn
Photo: Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unstan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about 2 mi north-east of Stromness on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The tomb was built on a promontory that extends into the Loch of Stenness near the settlement of Howe. Unstan Chambered Cairn is situated 1¼ miles east of Former Military Camp (C20).
Inner Holm
Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the Orkney Mainland shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay. Inner Holm is situated 2 miles south of Former Military Camp (C20).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairston and Stromness.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Former Military Camp (C20).
Former Military Camp (C20)
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99066° or 58° 59′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.28715° or 3° 17′ 14″ westOpen location code
9CCRXPR7+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 9597927360OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pillbox C20 and Cist (early Bronze Age).
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