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Markstone

Markstone is a house in , . Markstone is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the peak .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkwall Airport and Howa.

Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the main serving in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM southeast of and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Markstone.

House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a house, which is situated 1½ miles south of Markstone.

Distillery
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is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of , Scotland on the shore of near the town of . Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Markstone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Mary’s.

Locality
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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.

Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of on , , 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. is situated 3 miles southeast of Markstone.

Locality
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, also spelled Ham, is a parish on . An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and , is named after . It has since been blocked up by the . is situated 3 miles southeast of Markstone.

Markstone

Latitude
58.93437° or 58° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
-2.94838° or 2° 56′ 54″ west
Open location code
9CCVW3M2+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 897310325
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
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