Stromness Lifeboat Station

Stromness Lifeboat Station is located in the harbour town of , the second largest town of , in the Isles of , . A lifeboat was first stationed at Stromness by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1867.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: lifeboat station in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Address: 16 Victoria Street, Stromness, KW16 3AA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pier Arts Centre and Alexander Graham Fountain, Victoria Street, Stromness.

Art gallery
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The is an art gallery and museum in , Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

Town hall
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is situated 570 feet southwest of Stromness Lifeboat Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

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is a port on the Mainland of the , 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.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.

Stromness Lifeboat Station

Latitude
58.96335° or 58° 57′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.2977° or 3° 17′ 52″ west
Operator
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Open location code
9CCRXP72+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 205113918
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q108283716
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Stromness Hotel, 15 Victoria Street, Stromness and Stromness Library.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wisharts and John Rae Monument.

Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.

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