Scapa Pier, Oil Tank Farm

Oil Storage Tank(S) (20th Century)

Site Name Scapa Pier, Oil Tank Farm

Classification Oil Storage Tank(S) (20th Century)

Canmore ID 176545

Site Number HY40NW 19.02

NGR HY 44436 08075

NGR Description Centred HY 44436 08075

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Digital Images

SC 1682398

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, Scapa Bay, Scapa Pier, taken from the SE. Visible is the site of the buried oil tanks and the former camp at the head of Scapa Bay.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1682399

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, Scapa Bay, Scapa Pier, taken from the NNE. Visible is the site of the buried oil tanks and the former camp at the head of Scapa Bay.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1691752

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, Scapa Bay, Scapa Pier, taken from the E. Visible is the site of the buried oil tanks.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1691750

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, Scapa Bay, Scapa Pier, taken from the SE. Visible is the site of the buried oil tanks and the former camp at the head of Scapa Bay.

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4/8/1997

SC 1691754

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, Scapa Bay, Scapa Pier, taken from the NE. Visible is the site of the buried oil tanks.

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4/8/1997

SC 1682397

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, Scapa Bay, Scapa Pier, taken from the SSE. Visible is the site of the buried oil tanks and the former camp at the head of Scapa Bay.

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4/8/1997

SC 1691751

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, Scapa Bay, Scapa Pier, taken from the E. Visible is the site of the buried oil tanks and the former camp at the head of Scapa Bay.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1691753

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, Scapa Bay, Scapa Pier, taken from the ENE. Visible is the site of the buried oil tanks.

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4/8/1997

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Administrative Areas

Council Orkney Islands
Parish Kirkwall And St Ola
Former Region Orkney Islands Area
Former District Orkney
Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY40NW 19.02 centred 44436 08075

A series of nine oil storage tanks have been constructed into the hillside immediately E of the pier (HY40NW 19.00) and below Fea farmsteading. Work on the tanks started during June/July of 1940 and was completed early in 1941. In addition to the oil tanks, offices, air-raid shelters and water services were built within the enclosure which surrounded this installation. The construction works are shown on a plan by Shell-Mex (Shell-Mex Scapa progess drawing, Scapa -AM, 1561-2B, dated Nov 15th 1939).

Information from RCAHMS (DE), January 2001

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