Churchill Barrier 3
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The Churchill Barriers are a series of four causeways in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, with a total length of 1.5 miles (2.3km). They link the Orkney Mainland in the north to the island of South Ronaldsay via Burray and the two smaller islands of Lamb Holm and Glimps Holm.
The barriers were built in the 1940s primarily as naval defences to protect the anchorage at Scapa Flow, but now serve as road links, carrying the A961 road from Kirkwall to Burwick.
The barriers were built in the 1940s primarily as naval defences to protect the anchorage at Scapa Flow, but now serve as road links, carrying the A961 road from Kirkwall to Burwick.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_Barriers
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Coordinates: 58°52'14"N 2°54'51"W
- Grim Ness 5.5 km
- Raingoose Cottage 22 km
- Woodwick House 27 km
- Green Farm 32 km
- Birsay 38 km
- Brindister Quarry 169 km
- Bressay Ferry Terminal 175 km
- Heogan 176 km
- Gardie House 176 km
- Grey Pit 211 km
- Burray 1.4 km
- Scapa Flow 7.1 km
- South Ronaldsay 10 km
- Gutter Sound 15 km
- Orkney Islands (Mainland) 18 km
- Shapinsay 20 km
- Hoy 21 km
- Rousay 33 km
- Eday Island 37 km
- Westray 47 km