Canton (ruins)
Canton (ruins) is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Canton (ruins) is situated nearby to the military installation WW2 Coastal Battery, as well as near Old Grutha (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and Echna Loch.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles south of Canton (ruins).
Echna Loch
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Echna Loch is situated 1¼ miles north of Canton (ruins).
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Canton (ruins).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayre of Cara and Grim Ness.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Canton (ruins).
Canton (ruins)
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.83587° or 58° 50′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.89978° or 2° 53′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CCVR4P2+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 942535347OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include WW2 Coastal Battery and Old Grutha (ruins).
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