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On 14th October 1939, HMS Royal Oak was sunk by a German Torpedo in Scapa Flow, off the southern coast of Orkney. Scapa Flow had been a strategic Naval base since 1905, protecting Britain from German invasion via the eastern island inlets from the North Sea. With an area of about 156 square kilometres, it [...]
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Arrive at St Margaret’s Hope on the Island of South Ronaldsay and head North on the A961 to Kirkwall. This drive will take you over the incredible four causeways linking the Orkney islands of South Ronaldsay, Burray, Lamb Holm and Glimps Holm. A total length of 1.5 miles (2.3km). The barriers were originally built in [...]
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