Arctic Convoys Memorial
Arctic Convoys Memorial is a memorial in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Arctic Convoys Memorial is situated nearby to Scapa Flow Museum, as well as near the military installation Former Torpedo Depot - now council depot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scapa Flow Museum and Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy.
Scapa Flow Museum
Museum
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Scapa Flow Museum is a war museum in Lyness on the Island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. Housed within a refurbished Romney hut and oil fuel pump house at the former Lyness royal naval base HMS Proserpine, the museum charts the history of Orkney's involvement in World War I and World War II. Scapa Flow Museum is situated 380 feet northwest of Arctic Convoys Memorial.
Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy
Memorial
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy is a memorial, which is situated 2,800 feet west of Arctic Convoys Memorial.
Crockness Martello tower
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crockness Martello Tower is a Martello Tower on Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Napoleonic Wars, at the same time as the Martello Tower at Hackness. Crockness Martello tower is situated 1 mile southeast of Arctic Convoys Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyness and Longhope.
Lyness
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2½ miles south of Arctic Convoys Memorial.
Point of Hackness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Arctic Convoys Memorial.
Arctic Convoys Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Memorial to the British and Russian sailors lost in WW2. Celebrating the Arctic convoys that departed from Lyness.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83311° or 58° 49′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.19557° or 3° 11′ 44″ westInception
2009Open location code
9CCRRRM3+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 9877399896OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Former Torpedo Depot - now council depot and Lyness Post Office.
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