What is recorded here
Control "Tower", Westray Airfield is a castle, fort or tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Perhaps it watched the north sea for storms or strangers. Maybe its stones still hold the shape of urgent calls. Imagine a keeper leaning out at dusk, reading the horizon like a letter.
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Places near here
Westray, Bay of SkaillDyke (period Unassigned) · 386 yd
Westray, TrenabieDyke (period Unassigned) · 1662 yd
Westray, FioldFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Westray, BerriedaleBuilding (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.6 mi
The centre of the island, where all roads meetIsland · 1.7 mi
Inside museum, Holland, Papa WestrayHeritage place · 1.8 mi
Bay of PierowallBay · 2.1 mi
Beach at Bay of GrobustBeach · 2.2 mi
Papa Westray beachBeach · 2.2 mi
Preserved gravestone in Pierowall cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.3 mi
PierowallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi
North Hill RSPB nature reserveMountain or hill · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: John Winterbottom · CC BY-SA 2.0