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About Cleat

Cleat lies on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, reached via the A961 and the remarkable Churchill Barriers that link the southern islands. These wartime causeways provide the only road access from mainland Scotland, making for a memorable drive across Scapa Flow. About 6 fast chargers serve the area for electric vehicles. The barriers themselves were built by Italian POWs during WWII, creating what locals call "the road that shouldn't exist."

Where is Cleat on the map?

Cleat is in Scotland, at 58.745, -2.936 - about 10 km south of Aikers.

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The closest airport to Cleat is Kirkwall Airport, 34 km (about 34 min by car). Other airports nearby: Wick John O'Groats Airport, Eday Airport.

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