SMS Seydlitz / German fleet wrecks is a historic site in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
Plan your visit
- Location
- General area near Orkney Islands, Orkney Islands
This is a sensitive or fragile site, so we show only its general area. Please check official heritage sources for access before visiting, and take care not to disturb it.
Nearby places
Tomb or burial place · Prehistoric
Dwarfie Stane
Orkney Islands
The tomb was plundered at an unknown date by breaking an opening through the roof of the chamber; the hole had been noted by the 16th century and w…
- Near Rackwick
- 8 min walk from car park
- Easy path
Tomb or burial place · Prehistoric
Unstan Chambered Cairn
Orkney Islands
The chambered cairn was built sometime between about 3400 and 2800 BC (on the evidence of nearby tombs) as a Neolithic burial monument on a promont…
- Near Stenness
- 2 min walk from car park
- Easy path
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