What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Argyle: Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney as Craft (20th Century)-(1914), Steamship (20th Century)-(1914). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Argyle* was a steamship lost in 1914 in Skerry Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney, likely during World War I. The wreck's exact circumstances, lives lost, and cargo remain unrecorded, but its location within Scapa Flow, a key naval base, suggests historical significance related to wartime activity in the area.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Lamb Holm, Kirk PointMarker Cairn(s) (period Unassigned) · 355 yd
Lamb HolmChapel (medieval) · 360 yd
Glimps HolmBuilding (period Unassigned) · 476 yd
Glimps Holm, Explosives StoreExplosives Store (second World War) · 905 yd
St Mary's BayBay · 939 yd
Churchill Barriers MemorialMemorial · 1018 yd
Italian War Memorial, Lamb HolmHeritage place · 1180 yd
The Italian ChapelHeritage attraction · 1256 yd
Weddell SoundBay · 1266 yd
Martis: East Weddell Sound, Scapa Flow, OrkneyCraft (20th Century)-(1940), Obstruction (period Unassigned)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940) · 1608 yd
Sheeptracks and boulder beach, Glimps HolmBeach · 1625 yd