Nether Scapa Anchorage
Nether Scapa Anchorage is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Nether Scapa Anchorage is situated nearby to the park Royal Oak Memorial Garden, as well as near Scapa beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scapa distillery and St Magnus Cathedral.
Scapa distillery
Distillery
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Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery. Scapa distillery is situated 2,100 feet west of Nether Scapa Anchorage.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 1½ miles north of Nether Scapa Anchorage.
Earl’s Palace
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Earl’s Palace is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Nether Scapa Anchorage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
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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 2½ miles south of Nether Scapa Anchorage.
Nether Scapa Anchorage
- Type: House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.96256° or 58° 57′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.97415° or 2° 58′ 27″ westOpen location code
9CCVX27G+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 918669156OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Royal Oak Memorial Garden and Scapa beach.
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