Galtness Battery
Galtness Battery is a military installation in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Galtness Battery is situated nearby to the military installation Castle Battery Number 1 Engine Room (C20), as well as near Caslte Battery searchlight emplacements.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shapinsay and Sweyn Holm.
Shapinsay
Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.
Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.
Sweyn Holm
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse. Sweyn Holm is situated 2 miles northwest of Galtness Battery.
Vasa Loch
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Vasa Loch is a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape and size to its current geometry, separated from the North Sea by a narrow strip of raised beach. Vasa Loch is situated 1 mile south of Galtness Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Quholm.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 2 miles south of Galtness Battery.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 3 miles east of Galtness Battery.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 5 miles west of Galtness Battery.
Galtness Battery
Latitude
59.06229° or 59° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.91636° or 2° 54′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CFV336M+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 204722341OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galtness Battery Engine House (20th century) and Castle Battery Number 1 Engine Room (C20).
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