What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records U-53 (possibly): North Sea as Submarine (20th Century)-(1940). 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.
U-53 was a German U-boat lost in the North Sea in 1940, likely sunk by depth charges from a British aircraft. It had no survivors and played a role in early World War II naval warfare in the region.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Summit ridge on Island of CopinsayIsland · 8.5 mi
A clinically sculpted cave on the Horse of CopinsayCave · 8.6 mi
Horse of CopinsayIslet · 8.6 mi
CopinsayHide (modern) · 8.8 mi
Copinsay Farm, CopinsayMidden(s) (period Unknown) · 8.9 mi
Ward HolmBuilding (post Medieval) · 9.5 mi
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War MemorialMemorial · 12 mi
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