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Scapa in the region of Scotland is a place in United Kingdom - some 527 mi or ( 848 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Scapa is now 04:57 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tórshavn, Saint Margarets Hope, Orphir, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Lerwick. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tórshavn . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Scapa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Mainland Orkney ~ Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar, Maeshowe, Standing Stones of Stenness & Kirkwall
A slideshow of the amazing sights on the Mainland island of Orkney in northern Scotland. Turn the volume way up!! To view the slideshow in much better quality visit www.maison-t-bayou.com ..
Kirkwall Orkney Islands
Kirkwall in the Orkney islands I was there just for a day it has a main street and the Earls Palace I will be re-editing this as I have just found some video footage I thought I lost. ..
Pipe Band on parade
Kirkwall City Pipe Band plays Sarah's Song/I've Never Had Pumpkin Soup Before on Broad Street, July 4, 2009. Sarah's Song was written by Phil Cunningham, and Pumpkin Soup by band member Andy Cant. ..
Riding of the Marches kirkwall orkney
Dating back centuries, the Riding of the Marches was revived in 1986, as part of the celebrations to mark the 500th anniversary of the granting of Kirkwall's Royal Charter by King James III, in 1486 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Scapa distillery
Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery situated on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the second most northern whisky distillery in Scotland, being half a mile farther south than the Highland Park Distillery. The distillery has one wash still and one spirit still producing a single malt (unblended) whisky. It is an especially honey flavoured whisky, and less peaty than most Island Whiskies.
Located at 58.96 -2.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Highland Park distillery
Highland Park distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery based in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland, half a mile farther north than that at Scapa distillery. Blackwood distillery in Shetland presently produces only gin and vodka (2010). Highland Park has performed well at international spirit ratings competitions. Its 25 year single malt scotch, for example, received double gold medals at the 2007 and 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Located at 58.97 -2.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
The ruins of the Earl's Palace, Kirkwall lie near St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney. It was begun in 1607 and built largely by forced labour. Lord Orkney and his father, Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, are acknowledged to have been among the most tyrannical noblemen in Scotland's history.
Located at 58.98 -2.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
The Pickaquoy Centre
The Pickaquoy Centre is a multi-use leisure centre in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It has a 1,600 seat arena with bleacher style seating, which can be condensed and used as a sports hall, with room for two five a side football pitches. The football pitches host the Orkney official football team. It also has a 247 seat cinema, numerous meeting rooms, health spa, gym, indoor and outdoor children's play areas, a cafe and bar.
Located at 58.98 -2.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall
The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall was built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, was being constructed, and housed the cathedral's first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic church who took his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros. The ruined structure now looks like a small castle.
Located at 58.98 -2.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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