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Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal, Power Station

Engine House (20th Century), Shop (20th Century)

Site Name Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal, Power Station

Classification Engine House (20th Century), Shop (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Co-op; Scapa Flow

Canmore ID 140887

Site Number ND39SW 20.08

NGR ND 30625 94394

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

ND39SW 20.08 90625 94394

The former power station for the Lyness Base later Cooperative store building is situated to the N of the main road to the ferry pier. With a stepped flat roofed, constructed of brick and concrete with an extension on the W side it has been more recently in use as the Co-op store.

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

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