Part of a former REME base (WW2)

Part of a former REME base (WW2) is a military installation in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Part of a former REME base (WW2) is situated nearby to Sands of Wright, as well as near the archaeological site St Colm’s Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.

Hoxa Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles west of Part of a former REME base (WW2).

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum

Museum

Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 1¼ miles east of Part of a former REME base (WW2).

Nevi Skerry

Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa. Nevi Skerry is situated 2 miles northwest of Part of a former REME base (WW2).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoxa and Herston.

Hoxa

Village

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road.

Herston

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.

Hoxa Head

Locality

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoxa Head is a locality.

Part of a former REME base (WW2)

Type: Military installation
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.82579° or 58° 49′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.99965° or 2° 59′ 59″ west

Open location code

9CCVR2G2+84

OpenStreetMap ID

way 938549015

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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Satellite Map

Discover Part of a former REME base (WW2) from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sands of Wright and St Colm’s Chapel.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Sands of Wright and Dam of Hoxa and waiting room.

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