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Orkney Wireless Museum / 0.1 km
The Orkney Wireless Museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, houses a collection of domestic and military wireless equipment. It developed from the private collection of the late Jim MacDonald from St Margaret's Hope and marks the importance of wireless communications in Orkney during World War II. (...) (mehr)John Rae (explorer) / 0.3 km
John Rae (Inuktitut English: "long strider") (30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada, found the final portion of the Northwest Passage (Rae Strait, named after him) and reported the fate of Franklin's lost expedition (...) (mehr)Kirkwall Castle / 0.3 km
Kirkwall Castle, also known as King's Castle, was located in Kirkwall, the main settlement in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Built in the 14th century, it was deliberately destroyed in 1614. The last ruins were cleared in the 19th century (...) (mehr)Orkney Library and Archive / 0.4 km
Orkney Library and Archive is a Scottish public library service based in Kirkwall, Orkney. Its rules date from 1815. It has been used as an example to the library community of the engaging use of social media. (...) (mehr)Kirkwall / 0.4 km
Kirkwall (Scottish Gaelic: Bàgh na h-Eaglaise) is the largest settlement and capital of Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvagr (Church Bay), which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwall. (...) (mehr)powered by Geonames.org, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap
