What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sms Brummer: Cava Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney as Cruiser (20th Century)-(1919), Minelayer (20th Century)-(1919). 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.
SMS Brummer was a German light cruiser scuttled in Scapa Flow, Orkney, on 21 June 1919 during the internment of the German High Seas Fleet. It was one of 52 ships deliberately sunk by its crew to prevent capture after World War I; no lives were lost, and it remains a significant wartime wreck site.
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Places near here
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Cava, Calf of Cava, LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 1.1 mi
Calf of CavaBeacon (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Cava, the AyreEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Holm of HoutonIslet · 1.6 mi
Orkneyinga Saga CentreMuseum · 1.8 mi
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Houton and the Hill of MidlandMountain or hill · 2.1 mi
Hill of MidlandMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Beach and coast at Swanbister bayBeach · 2.3 mi