St. Peter's Pool, Orkney

St. Peter's Pool, Orkney

St. Peter's Pool on the Orkney Mainland, Scotland is a bay on the southeastern part of the island. This bay was the site of significant coastal defences during World War II, when a German invasion was anticipated. [ [http://www.rls.org.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-001-461-L&searchdb=scran St. Peter's Pool coastal defences, Orkney Mainland] ]

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