Lyness village

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Lyness village is a small settlement on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland, historically associated with Royal Navy operations during both World Wars.

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Lyness village canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
associatedWithMilitaryBranch Royal Navy
country Scotland
United Kingdom
governingBody Orkney Islands Council
hasCounty Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands
hasCulturalRegion Scottish Highlands and Islands
hasHarbourFunction civilian ferry harbour
naval support
hasHeritageSite Scapa Flow Museum
hasHistoricCounty Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands
hasHistoricUse Royal Navy base
naval anchorage support settlement
hasLanguage English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic (limited use)
hasMuseumTheme Scapa Flow wartime history
naval history
hasNearbyGeographicFeature Hoy Sound
Scapa Flow
hasNearbyMilitaryBase HMS Proserpine NERFINISHED
Scapa Flow naval base
linked to: Scapa Flow
hasNearbySettlement Longhope
Stromness
hasPort Lyness ferry terminal
hasPostTown STROMNESS
linked to: Stromness
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity ferry services
fishing
tourism
hasRegion Northern Isles
hasTransportConnection ferry to Houton (Mainland, Orkney)
ferry to Longhope
hasWorldWarAssociation World War I
World War II
locatedIn Hoy
Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands

Orkney Islands
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Orkney Islands Council area
locatedInArchipelago Orkney archipelago
linked to: Orkney Islands
locatedInBodyOfWater Scapa Flow
locatedInTimeZone British Summer Time
UTC±00:00
locatedOnIsland Hoy
partOf Hoy and Walls
significantEvent First World War naval operations
Second World War naval operations

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Lyness Naval Base hasNearbySettlement Lyness village