RAF Skeabrae

Royal Air Force station in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

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1940 — 1957 RAF Skaebrae  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

• Google Maps entry^@
• Historic Environment Scotland listing^@
• Secret Scotland article^@

Location: 59.06388889, -3.27, ///shuttling.surnames.sometime, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1919-06-21T00:00:00Z

Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic Environment Scotland listing@			Wikidata
link		Secret Scotland article@			Wikidata
conflict	1919	Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow	scuttling, naval battle, google		Wikidata
castle		Bishop's Palace	episcopal palace, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1569	Earl's Palace	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1379	Kirkwall Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Buchanan Battery,Stanger Head	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Golta, World War II Z Battery and Light AA Battery, Flotta	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		Graemsay Battery, coast battery and camp	artillery battery, military base		Wikidata
fort		Holm Battery, coast artillery battery 195m SW of East Breckan	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Ness Battery, gun emplacements 300m SSE of, Stromness	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Ness Battery	artillery battery, google		Wikidata
fort		Ness Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Point of Avelshay, coastal battery, Rousay	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Rerwick Head, coastal battery (WW2) and camp	artillery battery, military base		Wikidata
fort		Roan Head, coastal battery and camp (WW1)	artillery battery, military base		Wikidata
fort		Scad Head, coast artillery battery, camp and railway, Hoy	artillery battery, military camp, industrial railway		Wikidata
fort		Skerry Battery, coast battery (WW2) 460m NNE of Bu	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Stanger Head Battery,Stanger Head	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Upper Sower, coastal battery N of, Clestrain	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Wasswick Battery, coastal battery complex 400m E of Queenamuckle	artillery battery		Wikidata
museum	1815	Hackness Martello Tower and Battery	military museum, Martello tower, barracks, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1990	Scapa Flow Museum	visitor center, naval museum, museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower	1812	Crockness Martello Tower	Martello tower		Wikidata