Daviston
Daviston is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Daviston is situated nearby to the archaeological site Netherbutton RAF Radar Station [WW2], as well as near the security checkpoint RAF Netherbutton Radar Station Gatehouse [WW2].| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Howa.
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 Daviston.
Howa
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howa is a house, which is situated 1 mile south of Daviston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Mary’s.
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 Daviston.
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 Daviston.
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 Daviston.
Daviston
- Type: House
- Address: Holm, KW17 2RZ
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.92533° or 58° 55′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.93302° or 2° 55′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CCVW3G8+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 897235190OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Netherbutton RAF Radar Station [WW2] and RAF Netherbutton Radar Station Gatehouse [WW2].
Nearby Places
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