Houton

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Coordinates: 58°55′05″N 3°11′10″W / 58.918°N 3.186°W / 58.918; -3.186
Houton

The Bay of Houton, showing ferry terminal and lobster pots
Houton

 Houton shown within Orkney
OS grid reference HY317041
Council area Orkney Islands
Lieutenancy area Orkney Islands
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ORKNEY
Postcode district KW17
Dialling code 01856
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament Orkney
List of places
UK
Scotland

Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.

From here, a ferry sails to Lyness on Hoy and the oil terminal at Flotta. Nearby are the remains of the round church of St Nicholas (the only medieval round church in Scotland) and the Earl's Bu, the ruins of a former manor house of the Earldom of Orkney. These sites are in the care of Historic Scotland.

The Holm of Houton is nearby.

RAF Houton

RAF Houton was situated nearby and was home to the following units:

  • No. 306 (Flying Boat) Flight.[1]
  • No. 430 (Seaplane) Flight.[2]
  • 'F' Boat Seaplane Training Flight was formed on 15 August 1918 and operated the Felixstowe F.3 and the Curtiss H.16 before being disbanded on 25 November 1918.[3]
  • Orkney Wing.[4]

References

Citations

  1. Lake 1999, p. 72.
  2. Lake 1999, p. 76.
  3. Lake 1999, p. 66.
  4. "Houton Bay (also Kite Balloon Base)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 

Bibliography

  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6. 

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