What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Naja: Water Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney as Concrete Barge (20th Century)-(1939), Craft (20th Century)-(1939). 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 *Naja* was a concrete barge located in Scapa Flow, Orkney, and is recorded as being present in 1939. Its exact loss date and circumstances are unclear, but it likely sank during World War II due to the strategic importance of Scapa Flow as a naval base. No details on lives or cargo lost are available, and its wider historical significance remains unrecorded.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Churchill Barrier No. 4, Burray to South RonaldsayCauseway (20th Century) · 240 yd
South BurrayBuilding (20th Century), Concrete Platform (20th Century) · 391 yd
Margaret: Ayre of Cara, Water Sound, Scapa Flow, OrkneyCraft (19th Century) · 452 yd
Burray, PierPier (period Unassigned) · 944 yd
Water SoundFerry Terminal (period Unassigned), Landing Point (period Unassigned) · 1088 yd
Fossil and Heritage Centre, shop and cafeHeritage attraction · 1.2 mi
Echnaloch BayBay · 1.5 mi
Martis: East Weddell Sound, Scapa Flow, OrkneyCraft (20th Century)-(1940), Obstruction (period Unassigned)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940) · 2.1 mi
Weddell SoundBay · 2.2 mi
South Ronaldsay War MemorialMemorial · 2.3 mi
Shingle beach northwest of St. Margaret's Hope, South RonaldsayBeach · 2.4 mi
Sheeptracks and boulder beach, Glimps HolmBeach · 2.4 mi