Old Generator building
Old Generator building is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Old Generator building is situated nearby to the ruins H.M.S. ‘Tern’, as well as near the archaeological site Knowe of Skogar, broch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 2 miles northeast of Old Generator building.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby
Watermill
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Old Generator building.
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 Old Generator building.
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 Old Generator building.
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.
Old Generator building
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.08681° or 59° 5′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.29142° or 3° 17′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CFR3PP5+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 839887065OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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Highlights include H.M.S. ‘Tern’ and H.M.S. Tern control tower.
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