Wilderness Cottage
Wilderness Cottage is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Wilderness Cottage is situated nearby to the security checkpoint RAF Netherbutton Radar Station Gatehouse [WW2], as well as near the archaeological site Netherbutton RAF Radar Station [WW2].| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Howa and Broch of Ayre.
Howa
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howa is a house, which is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Wilderness Cottage.
Broch of Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 1½ miles south of Wilderness Cottage.
Italian Chapel
Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow. Italian Chapel is situated 2½ miles southeast of Wilderness Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.
St Mary’s
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St. St Mary’s is situated 1½ miles south of Wilderness Cottage.
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Wilderness Cottage.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 2 miles west of Wilderness Cottage.
Wilderness Cottage
- Type: House
- Address: Holm, KW17 2RY
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.91935° or 58° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.92725° or 2° 55′ 38″ westOpen location code
9CCVW39F+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 896577902OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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