What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sms Koln: Cava Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney as Cruiser (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 Köln was a German light cruiser scuttled in Scapa Flow, Orkney, on 21 June 1919 during the internment of the German High Seas Fleet after World War I. The ship was deliberately sunk by its crew to prevent capture, with no reported loss of life; its wreck remains a significant historical and archaeological site within Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Places near here
SMS CölnWreck · 254 yd
Barrel of ButterLighthouse · 1288 yd
SMS Kronprinz WilhelmWreck · 1369 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Cava, Calf of Cava, LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 1.5 mi
Calf of CavaBeacon (20th Century) · 1.5 mi
Cava, the AyreEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Orkneyinga Saga CentreMuseum · 1.8 mi
Norse Water Mill at the Earl's BuVisitor information · 1.8 mi
Holm of HoutonIslet · 1.9 mi
Beach and coast at Swanbister bayBeach · 2.1 mi
Swanbister Farm and Ward HillMountain or hill · 2.3 mi
Hill of MidlandMountain / peak · 2.4 mi