Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal, Arctic Convoys Memorial
Commemorative Monument (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal, Arctic Convoys Memorial
Classification Commemorative Monument (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Scapa Flow Museum
Canmore ID 312294
Site Number ND39SW 128
NGR ND 31086 94562
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/312294
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
External Reference (May 2011)
A memorial to the Arctic convoys is situated to the SE of the Scapa Flow museum at ND 31086 94562.
Information from Martin Briscoe, May 2011.
Oic_project (1 January 2014 - 14 May 2015)
A project undertaken during 2014 and early 2015 to catalogue and describe all of Orkney's war memorials.
Field Visit (27 February 2015)
A symmetrical pair of modern standing stones, their top edges painted white, each bearing a circular dark grey granite commemorative plaque engraved with a dedication (one in Russian, one in English) and a painted flag (of the Russian Federation and United Kingdom respectively). Set in a small gravel bed surrounded by large area surfaced with modern concrete pavers. This area contains two flagpoles, fixings for two benches (benches not present at time of survey), a corroded metal fixing in a concrete base (presumably dating from the First or Second World Wars) set in a gravel bed, and a grey granite memorial, engraved with dedications in English and Russian with painted Russian and British flags (crossed), set on a sandstone plinth set into a gravel bed. Paved area enclosed on three sides by a flagstone dry stone wall. Access via modern concrete ramp and steps with metal handrail.
