Dyke-End
Dyke-End is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Dyke-End is situated nearby to the locality HMS Royal Oak, as well as near St Ola.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scapa distillery and St Magnus Cathedral.
Scapa distillery
Distillery
Photo: Lakeworther, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1 mile northeast of Dyke-End.
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 2½ miles northeast of Dyke-End.
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 2½ miles northeast of Dyke-End.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Ola.
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 1½ miles south of Dyke-End.
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. St Ola is situated 2 miles north of Dyke-End.
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.
Dyke-End
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.95329° or 58° 57′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.99752° or 2° 59′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCVX232+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 922852448OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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