What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Busk: Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney as Craft (20th Century)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940). 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 *Busk* was a steamship lost in 1940 in Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney, during World War II; details of the loss, including whether any lives or cargo were lost, are not clearly recorded. Its wreck is listed in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment as a 20th-century craft of historical interest.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Lamb HolmConcrete Structure(s) (20th Century) · 110 yd
Italian Chapel St. Mary's OrkneyChurch, cross or graveyard · 192 yd
Statue of St George, by the Italian ChapelChurch, cross or graveyard · 192 yd
Churchill Barriers MemorialMemorial · 210 yd
Lamb Holm, Kirk PointWell (period Unassigned) · 412 yd
Italian Chapel MemorialMemorial · 493 yd
The Italian ChapelHeritage attraction · 574 yd
St Mary's BayBay · 899 yd
GraemeshallNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1197 yd
Bay of SandberBay · 1667 yd
Sheeptracks and boulder beach, Glimps HolmBeach · 1.3 mi