Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of
StromnessStromness /ˈstrɔmnəs/ is the second-largest town in Orkney, Scotland, and is located in the south-west of Mainland in Orkney. It is also a parish, with the town of Stromness as its capital....
on the island of Mainland, Orkney,
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. From here, a ferry sails to
LynessLyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney. During the Second World War it was home to HMS Proserpine, the main base for the naval fleet based at Scapa Flow. Today a car ferry links it to Houton on Mainland, Orkney....
on
HoyHoy is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. With an area of , it is the second largest of the Orkney Islands after the Mainland. It is connected by a southern causeway called The Ayre to South Walls...
and the oil terminal at
FlottaFlotta is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow. The island is known for its large oil terminal and is linked by Orkney Ferries to Houton on the Orkney Mainland and Lyness and Longhope on Hoy....
. Nearby are the remains of the
round churchA round church is a special type of church construction, having a completely circular plan. Round churches are often found in Sweden and Denmark and were popular church constructions in Scandinavia in the 11th and early 12th centuries.An example of a Swedish round church is Hedvig Eleonora Church...
of St Nicholas (the only medieval round church in Scotland) and the
Earl's Bu, the ruins of a former manor house of the Earldom of Orkney. These sites are in the care of
Historic ScotlandHistoric Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.Its website states:It has direct responsibility for maintaining and running over 360 monuments in its care, about a quarter of which are manned and charge admission entry...
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of
StromnessStromness /ˈstrɔmnəs/ is the second-largest town in Orkney, Scotland, and is located in the south-west of Mainland in Orkney. It is also a parish, with the town of Stromness as its capital....
on the island of Mainland, Orkney,
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. From here, a ferry sails to
LynessLyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney. During the Second World War it was home to HMS Proserpine, the main base for the naval fleet based at Scapa Flow. Today a car ferry links it to Houton on Mainland, Orkney....
on
HoyHoy is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. With an area of , it is the second largest of the Orkney Islands after the Mainland. It is connected by a southern causeway called The Ayre to South Walls...
and the oil terminal at
FlottaFlotta is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow. The island is known for its large oil terminal and is linked by Orkney Ferries to Houton on the Orkney Mainland and Lyness and Longhope on Hoy....
. Nearby are the remains of the
round churchA round church is a special type of church construction, having a completely circular plan. Round churches are often found in Sweden and Denmark and were popular church constructions in Scandinavia in the 11th and early 12th centuries.An example of a Swedish round church is Hedvig Eleonora Church...
of St Nicholas (the only medieval round church in Scotland) and the
Earl's Bu, the ruins of a former manor house of the Earldom of Orkney. These sites are in the care of
Historic ScotlandHistoric Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.Its website states:It has direct responsibility for maintaining and running over 360 monuments in its care, about a quarter of which are manned and charge admission entry...
.
The
Holm of Houton-Geography:The Holm is in Midland Harbour, part of Scapa Flow. It is south of the Mainland parish of Orphir, near Houton whence its name.The Holm is north of Cava and Rysa Little, and to the north west of Hoy over the Bring Deeps.-References:...
is nearby.