What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
R.N. Graves Kirkhope Cemetery is a small memorial cemetery in Orkney Islands, dedicated to Royal Navy personnel, likely established in the late 19th or early 20th century. Its significance lies in its connection to naval history and local remembrance of maritime service.
Places near here
Longhope Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 32 yd
Booth with Kirkhope Cemetery beyondChurch, cross or graveyard · 97 yd
South Walls, Cantick HeadBarrow (prehistoric) · 1088 yd
QuoyMilitary Camp (20th Century) · 1134 yd
Cantick Head LighthouseHeritage place · 1387 yd
Hoy, South Walls, Snelsetter, the CandlePromontory Fort (medieval)(possible) · 1493 yd
South WallsIsland · 1595 yd
Hackness Martello TowerHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.1 mi
Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.2 mi
Hill of Wards Gun BatteryMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
The BatteryHeritage attraction · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0