
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records La Gaviota: Scapa Bay, Scapa Flow, Orkney as Yacht (20th Century)-(1975). 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.
La Gaviota was a 20th-century yacht that was lost in Scapa Bay, Orkney, and is recorded in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment. Its wreck remains as a historic site, though specific details on the date of loss, circumstances, casualties, or cargo are not widely documented.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
HMS Royal Oak Memorial DisplayMuseum · 100 yd
Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning MemorialMemorial · 105 yd
HMS Royal Oak Memorial StoneMemorial · 111 yd
Pier in Scapa BayHeritage place · 209 yd
Scapa PierPier (20th Century) · 407 yd
Scapa beachBeach / strand · 556 yd
Scapa Beach and the re-furbished Scapa DistilleryBeach · 693 yd
New Scapa RoadMound(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 712 yd
Tofts FarmBroch (iron Age) · 1207 yd
KirkwallNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1400 yd
Orkney, KirkwallNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1400 yd
Highland Park DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1412 ydOther information
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0