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West Bu

West Bu is a house in , . West Bu is situated nearby to the house , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Howa and Broch of Ayre.

House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a house, which is situated 960 feet southwest of West Bu.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in , . is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Bu.

Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on in , . 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 to the east of . is situated 2½ miles southeast of West Bu.

Places in the Area

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

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.

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. is situated 2 miles northwest of West Bu.

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 2 miles east of West Bu.

West Bu

Latitude
58.91467° or 58° 54′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.93798° or 2° 56′ 17″ west
Open location code
9CCVW376+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 898045443
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
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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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