Former military site (WW2)

Former military site (WW2) is a military installation in , . Former military site (WW2) is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the military installation .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brough of Birsay and St Magnus Church.

Islet
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of , Scotland, in the parish of . It is located around 13 miles north of and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse. is situated 2½ miles west of Former military site (WW2).

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of on in . Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867. is situated 2 miles southwest of Former military site (WW2).

Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2 miles south of Former military site (WW2).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village on the north coast of . It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of with medieval Norse remains.

Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement in the parish of on the of , Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS , from 1940–1949. is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. is situated 3 miles south of Former military site (WW2).

Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on in , in the north of . village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. is situated 5 miles south of Former military site (WW2).

Former military site (WW2)

Latitude
59.14093° or 59° 8′ 27″ north
Longitude
-3.27013° or 3° 16′ 13″ west
Open location code
9CFR4PRH+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1080653029
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
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