Islands · Scottish Islands
Clestrain Sound
Clestrain Sound in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Clestrain Sound 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.
From the Wikipedia article
Clestrain Sound is a strait between Mainland Orkney and the Isle of Graemsay within the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Clestrain Sound lies in the western entrance to Scapa Flow. Like other seaways within the Orkney Islands, Clestrain Sound has been recognized for many years to be warmed by the North Atlantic Drift current.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.9417, -3.2500
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW16 3XZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q5131957 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Clestrain Sound (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clestrain Sound?
- Clestrain Sound is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW16 3XZ).
- Is Clestrain Sound free to visit?
- Yes, Clestrain Sound is free to enter.
- How do I get to Clestrain Sound?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW16 3XZ. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.