HMS Tern Old fire station plus exhibition

HMS Tern Old fire station plus exhibition is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. HMS Tern Old fire station plus exhibition is situated nearby to the ruins Old Generator building, as well as near H.M.S. Tern control tower.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirbuster Farm Museum and Sabiston Mill, Dounby.

Kirbuster Farm Museum

Museum

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirbuster Farm Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of HMS Tern Old fire station plus exhibition.

Sabiston Mill, Dounby

Watermill

Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill, which is situated 1½ miles east of HMS Tern Old fire station plus exhibition.

Loch of Boardhouse

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing. Loch of Boardhouse is situated 2 miles north of HMS Tern Old fire station plus exhibition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twatt and Dounby.

Twatt

Village

Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.

Dounby

Village

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby 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. Dounby is situated 2½ miles southeast of HMS Tern Old fire station plus exhibition.

Birsay

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.

HMS Tern Old fire station plus exhibition

Type: Building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.08401° or 59° 5′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.29389° or 3° 17′ 38″ west

Open location code

9CFR3PM4+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 839887061

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include H.M.S. ‘Tern’ and Old Generator building.

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