What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cape Ortegal: 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 *Cape Ortegal* was a British steamship that ran aground on Skerry Sound in Scapa Flow, Orkney, in 1914. The vessel was carrying a cargo of coal and no lives were lost, though the ship was wrecked; its remains are now a protected historic site due to their significance in maritime and military history.
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 PointWell (period Unassigned) · 364 yd
Lamb HolmBuilding (20th Century), Pier (20th Century), Tramway (20th Century)(possible) · 426 yd
Glimps HolmBuilding (period Unassigned) · 626 yd
Churchill Barriers MemorialMemorial · 862 yd
St Mary's BayBay · 924 yd
Italian War Memorial, Lamb HolmHeritage place · 1020 yd
Lamb Holm, Italian Chapel, StatueStatue (20th Century) · 1023 yd
The Italian ChapelHeritage attraction · 1097 yd
Weddell SoundBay · 1425 yd
Martis: East Weddell Sound, Scapa Flow, OrkneyCraft (20th Century)-(1940), Obstruction (period Unassigned)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940) · 1.0 mi
Sheeptracks and boulder beach, Glimps HolmBeach · 1.0 mi