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Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal, De-contamination Building
Decontamination Building (20th Century)
Site Name Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal, De-contamination Building
Classification Decontamination Building (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Scapa Flow
Canmore ID 140889
Site Number ND39SW 20.09
NGR ND 30345 94710
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/140889
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND39SW 20.09 30345 94710
The brick built gas decontamination building is situated about 100m NE of the Naval Cemetery. Constructed with brick walls and a flat concrete stepped roof, it has a raised central section with chimney. Four entrances in the W elevation with one blast wall.
Visited by RCAHMS (GS, DE, SW), August 1997.
