What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wanja: Whitemill Bay, Sanday, Orkney, North Sea as Steamship (20th Century)-(1939). 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 *Wanja* was a steamship lost in 1939 near Whitemill Bay, Sanday, Orkney, in the North Sea; details of the wreck, including cause of loss, lives lost, or cargo, are not clearly recorded. Its significance lies in its inclusion in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment as a 20th-century maritime casualty.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Sanday, Whitemill PointMound (period Unknown) · 732 yd
Whitemill BayBallast Mound (period Unassigned) · 1426 yd
Sanday, OrtieFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Traditional house on SandayOld home or work place · 2.7 mi
Roos WickBay · 2.9 mi
Mid HolmIslet · 3.1 mi
Holms of IreIslet · 3.3 mi
Sanday Heritage CentreMuseum · 3.8 mi
The CroftMuseum · 3.8 mi
Cata SandBeach / strand · 3.9 mi
Cata Sand Dunes and BeachBeach · 4.4 mi
South BayBay · 4.6 mi