Cockmurra

Cockmurra is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Cockmurra 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].

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkwall Airport and Broch of Ayre.

Kirkwall Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 3 miles southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair. Kirkwall Airport is situated 2½ miles north of Cockmurra.

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 2 miles south of Cockmurra.

Howa

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howa is a house, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Cockmurra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.

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 Cockmurra.

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 2 miles south of Cockmurra.

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 Cockmurra.

Cockmurra

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.92499° or 58° 55′ 30″ north

Longitude

-2.92438° or 2° 55′ 28″ west

Open location code

9CCVW3FG+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 896769939

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RAF Netherbutton Radar Station Gatehouse [WW2] and Netherbutton RAF Radar Station [WW2].

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