What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Unknown: Switha Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney as Obstruction (period Unassigned). 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
Innan NebHeadland · 675 yd
Innan Neb gun battery and observation towerCastle, fort or tower · 711 yd
Flotta, Innan NebBarrage Balloon Site (second World War) · 875 yd
Flotta, Kirkie TaingCleared Slipway (post Medieval), Naust (post Medieval) · 1477 yd
Switha, Point of the PoolCairn (period Unknown), Long Cist (early Medieval) · 1658 yd
Switha SoundUnidentified Object (period Unknown) · 1664 yd
Hackness Martello TowerHeritage attraction · 1.2 mi
24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.2 mi
The BatteryHeritage attraction · 1.2 mi
FlottaIsland · 1.4 mi
R.N. Graves Kirkhope CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.1 mi
Longhope Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi