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Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal

Pumping Station (20th Century)

Site Name Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal

Classification Pumping Station (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Scapa Flow

Canmore ID 140886

Site Number ND39NW 163

NGR ND 30762 95156

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Walls And Flotta
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

ND39NW 163 30762 95156

See also ND39SW 20.00 and ND39SW 44

A building constructed of brick and concrete is situated immediately above the coastal slope between the farmsteadings of Millbay West and Rock of Cleary.

Built as one of the large pumping stations for Lyness Naval Base.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GS, SW), May 1997

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