What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Neptunia: Kippoch Rock, Brims Ness, Hoy, Pentland Firth as Steam Trawler (20th Century). 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 *Neptunia* was a 20th-century steam trawler that was lost in 1917 after striking Kippoch Rock near Hoy in the Pentland Firth. The wreck resulted in the loss of all 11 crew members and was significant as one of several trawler wrecks in the area during World War I, highlighting the dangers of fishing and naval activity in the region.
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Places near here
Longhope Lifeboat MuseumMuseum · 1084 yd
Aith HopeBay · 1340 yd
South Walls, the AyreSearchlight Emplacement (second World War) · 1.0 mi
Hoy, Aith HeadDyke (post Medieval) · 1.4 mi
Hoy, Melsetter HouseCountry House (18th Century) · 1.4 mi
South Walls, Gallow TuagChambered Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Mound (prehistoric)(possible), Standing Stone (prehistoric) · 1.5 mi
Melsetter HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Hill of Wards Gun SiteMountain or hill · 2.1 mi
Hill of Wards Gun BatteryMountain or hill · 2.2 mi
Cairn HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Booth with Kirkhope Cemetery beyondChurch, cross or graveyard · 3.1 mi