Mussaquoy
Mussaquoy is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Mussaquoy is situated nearby to the military installation Part of the old seaplane base, kite balloon base and wireless telegraphy station (WW1), as well as near the passenger ship terminal Houton Ferry Terminal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houton Ferry Terminal and Holm of Houton.
Houton Ferry Terminal
Passenger ship terminal
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houton Ferry Terminal is a passenger ship terminal, which is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Mussaquoy.
Holm of Houton
Islet
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Holm of Houton is one of the southern Orkney islands.
SMS Kronprinz
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
SMS Kronprinz was the last dreadnought battleship of the four-ship König class of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914. SMS Kronprinz is situated 2 miles south of Mussaquoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houton and Hangaback.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964.
Orphir
Village
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton. Orphir is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mussaquoy.
Mussaquoy
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.92002° or 58° 55′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.17758° or 3° 10′ 39″ westOpen location code
9CCRWRCC+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 987207803OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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