About Lyness

Lyness occupies a strategic spot on Hoy overlooking Scapa Flow, accessible by ferry from Houton on Orkney Mainland. The main route from Mey involves an 84km journey including ferry connections, whilst local services link nearby settlements like Rinnigill and Crockness. The village developed around its naval heritage and houses the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, built inside a former wartime fuel pumping station.

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Lyness is in Scotland, at 58.837, -3.197 - about 11 km north of Brims.

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EV Chargers in Lyness

• Houton Ferry Terminal, OrkneyHouton Ferry Terminal, Orkney, KW17 2RD22 kW
• The Orkney Distillery, OrkneyThe Orkney Distillery, Orkney, KW15 1QX22 kW
• Balfour, OrkneyBalfour, Orkney, KW17 2DY7 kW
• Dounby primary school, OrkneyDounby primary school, Orkney, KW17 2JA7 kW
• 7 Lyron, Orkney7 Lyron, Orkney, Orkney, KW17 2NZ3 kW

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