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Twatt
Twatt in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Twatt 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
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt (HMS Tern), from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.0980, -3.2740
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2LN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q7857445 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Twatt, Orkney (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Where to eat & stay near Twatt
Places to stay
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Twatt?
- Twatt is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2LN).
- What is Twatt?
- Twatt in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Twatt?
- Drivers can use postcode KW17 2LN.
- How do I get to Twatt?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2LN. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.