Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre

Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre is a building in Western Isles, Scotland. Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre is situated nearby to Stornoway power station, as well as near Stornoway Baptist Church.

Type: Building
Also known as: “Stornoway MRCC”
Postal code: HS1 2RT
Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stornoway power station and Lews Castle.

Stornoway power station

Power station

Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stornoway power station, also known as Battery Point Power Station, is an electrical generation facility in Stornoway, Scotland. It was commissioned in 1954 to supply power to the Western Isles. Stornoway power station is situated 560 feet east of Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre.

Lews Castle

Castle

Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It was built in the years 1844–51 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese opium trade.

An Lanntair

Arts center

Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

An Lanntair is an arts centre in the town of Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The centre is home to a cinema, and art gallery. Previously located in the Town Hall, An Lanntair moved to its current new building overlooking the harbour in September 2005. An Lanntair is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stornoway and Sandwick.

Stornoway

Photo: JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stornoway is the main town on Lewis and the admin centre for all of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Indeed it's the only town in these islands; it has the best amenities and transport links, and it's the obvious base for exploring both Lewis and Harris.

Sandwick

Village

Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis and a quasi-suburb of Stornoway. Sandwick is situated within the parish of Stornoway.

Plasterfield

Village

Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plasterfield is a hamlet in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. Plasterfield is within the parish of Stornoway. Plasterfield is a suburb of Stornoway and consists of two groups of houses, built after World War II.

Stornoway Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre

Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.20333° or 58° 12′ 12″ north

Longitude

-6.37574° or 6° 22′ 33″ west

Levels

Operator

His Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG)

Open location code

9CCM6J3F+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 99092889

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=coast_guard

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

roof-shape=gabled

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Highlights include Stornoway Baptist Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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