Windmills · Scottish Islands
Scar
Scar in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Scar 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
Scar is a village and farm complex on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Scar to Kettletoft. The Scar boat burial was found at the Crook Beach in 1985 and discovered in September 1991. Scar House (late 18th to early 19th century), former windmill (later 18th century) and former water mill (18th to 19th century) are B listed buildings.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.2920, -2.5800
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q16897141 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scar, Orkney (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scar?
- Scar is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2AZ).
- Is Scar free to visit?
- Yes, Scar is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scar?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2AZ. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.