What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Lyness Naval Cemetery was established during World War II as a burial site for Royal Navy personnel. It is significant as a war memorial and reflects the strategic importance of the Orkney Islands in the Allied naval campaign.
Places near here
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CWGC Cross of SacrificeMemorial · 22 yd
Hoy, Walls, Lyness, Naval Cemetery, War Memorial and GateCemetery (20th Century), Gate (20th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 22 yd
Hoy, LynessFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 701 yd
Hoy, Lyness, Royal Naval Oil Terminal, Scapa Flow MuseumBoiler (20th Century), Building (20th Century), Museum (20th Century) · 845 yd
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & MuseumMuseum · 848 yd
Mill BayBay · 866 yd
Picnic Site, Wee Fea HillMountain or hill · 1036 yd
Ore BayBay · 1038 yd
Hoy, Wee FeaNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1422 yd
Hoy, RinnigillBoathouse (20th Century), Military Signalling Site (first World War), Structure(s) (20th Century) · 1.3 mi
Rysa LittleSite (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
Binga FeaMountain / peak · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0