Coastguard Station
Coastguard Station is a ranger station in Scotland, United Kingdom which is located on Cromwell Road. Coastguard Station is situated nearby to the military installation Army Reserve Centre, as well as near Kirkwall Marina.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Magnus Cathedral and Orkney Wireless Museum.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Coastguard Station.
Orkney Wireless Museum
Museum
Photo: G J Coyne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Orkney Wireless Museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, houses a collection of domestic and military wireless equipment. It developed from the private collection of the late Jim MacDonald from St Margaret's Hope and marks the importance of wireless communications in Orkney during World War II. Orkney Wireless Museum is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Coastguard Station.
Earl’s Palace
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Earl’s Palace is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Coastguard Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 2 miles east of Coastguard Station.
Coastguard Station
- Type: Ranger station
- Address: Cromwell Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1LN
- Category: building
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.98828° or 58° 59′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.95241° or 2° 57′ 9″ westOpen location code
9CCVX2QX+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 779388745OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ranger_stationOpenStreetMap feature
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