Open Seas: Defending Orkney's Coast 1914-45

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Title

Open Seas: Defending Orkney's Coast 1914-45

Description

As part of Doors Open Day 2008, this illustrated talk by historian Geoffery Stell told the amazing story of how Orkney's coastal defences played a key part in national defences. From the guns of World War I to the Scarpa barrage of World War II that countered the Luftwaffe.

Source

orkney

Type

Museum

Identifier

3146

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

St Magnus Centre

Place

Kirkwall

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

9/9/2008

OpeningTime1

19.3

Activities

Further details from the Orkney Rangers on 01856 841 732 or orkneyrangers@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11059

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

KW15 1PA

Citation

“Open Seas: Defending Orkney's Coast 1914-45,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3145.

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