Hunda

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Hunda is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 100 hectares in extent and rises to 42 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Scapa Flow and connected to the nearby island of Burray by a causeway built in 1941 to stop passage of small surface craft as part of the boom defences, and thence to the Orkney Mainland via the Churchill Barriers. ()

Alternative names: Area: 0.39 mi²Coordinates: 58°51'8"N, 2°58'44"W

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Hunda – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Italian Chapel, Cantick Head Lighthouse, Calf of Flotta, Barrel of Butter.

4.1 miNE
Unique Catholic chapel built by POWs
Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm
105 min walk • The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in the Orkney Islands. It was built during World War II by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow.
7.1 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Cantick Head Lighthouse, South Walls
180 min walk • The Cantick Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Scottish island of South Walls in the Orkney Islands.
3.4 miW
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Calf of Flotta
86 min walk • The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.
5.9 miNW
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Barrel of Butter
151 min walk • One of the main attractions on Barrel of Butter is its historic lighthouse, which offers panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and the sparkling ocean. Visitors can take a guided tour of the lighthouse and learn about its fascinating history, or simply enjoy the...
4.8 miW
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Flotta
124 min walk • Flotta 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, Lyness on Hoy and Longhope on South Walls. The island has a population of 80.
2.4 miE
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Burray
60 min walk • Burray is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. It lies to the east of Scapa Flow and is one of a chain of islands linked by the Churchill Barriers.
3.7 miNE
Memorial
Broch of Ayre, Mainland
94 min walk • Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland.
2.9 miNE
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Glims Holm
74 min walk • Glimps Holm or Glims Holm is a small uninhabited islet in Orkney, Scotland.
2.3 miS
58°49'18"N • 2°57'19"W
South Ronaldsay & Burray Agricultural Society, South Ronaldsay
58 min walk • Memorial
5.7 miSW
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Switha
146 min walk • Switha is a small uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area.