What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Switha Sound as Unidentified Object (period Unknown). 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 historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Flotta, Stanger HeadEnclosure (post Medieval) · 408 yd
Flotta, Stanger Head, Port War Signal StationNaval Signal Station (20th Century) · 409 yd
Orkney Energy Landscapes - Flotta Oil Terminal QuarryQuarry (20th Century) · 579 yd
SwithaNo Class (event) (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Innan NebHeadland · 1.3 mi
Switha, Point of the PoolCairn (period Unknown), Long Cist (early Medieval) · 1.3 mi
Innan Neb gun battery and observation towerCastle, fort or tower · 1.3 mi
FlottaIsland · 1.4 mi
Balfour Coast BatteryVisitor information · 2.0 mi
Hackness Martello TowerHeritage attraction · 2.1 mi
24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 2.2 mi
The BatteryHeritage attraction · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0