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Clate

Clate in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

Loch of Sandwick, Whalsay, Shetland - geograph.org.uk - 145717

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Clate is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Clate (also known as Clett) is a hamlet and ward in southwestern Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.

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Background

History

The British military established a radar camp in Clate during wartime. Tanks and sheds built by the military were still in use in 1986. A Catalina bomber crashed in the vicinity in the early part of World War II.

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Coordinates
60.3353, -1.0212

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Where is Clate?
Clate is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.3353°, -1.0212°.