Lyness

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Lyness is a small coastal village and former naval base on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland.

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Lyness canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal village
former naval base
settlement
village
administrativeAuthority Orkney Islands Council
cemeteryMaintainedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
country Scotland
hasAttraction Scapa Flow Museum
hasDialCode 01856
hasEconomicActivity ferry services
fishing
tourism
hasFacility Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery
Scapa Flow Museum
hasFunction ferry terminal
hasHeritage naval heritage
hasNearbyFeature Lyness Harbour
Lyness Pier
hasNearbyIsland Flotta
South Walls
hasPostcodeArea KW
hasPostcodeDistrict KW16
hasTransportConnection ferry operated by Orkney Ferries
ferry to Houton on Mainland Orkney
ferry to Longhope on South Walls
hasWarGravesFrom First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
historicalUse Royal Navy base
naval anchorage support settlement
locatedBy Scapa Flow
locatedIn Hoy
Mainland Scotland local government area of Orkney Islands Council
Northern Isles
Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands

Orkney Islands
United Kingdom
locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic area

North Sea approaches
locatedOn island of Hoy
navalBaseName HMS Proserpine
overlooks Scapa Flow naval anchorage
linked to: Scapa Flow
partOf parish of Walls and Flotta
region Scottish islands
linked to: Scottish Islands
timeZone UTC+0
timeZoneDST UTC+1
usedDuring First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II

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