Editing Hoy, Orkney (section)

=== World Wars ===
The main naval base for the British fleet in both the [[World War I|First]] and [[Second World War]]s, [[Scapa Flow]], was at [[Lyness]] in the southeast of the island.

During the early years of the Second World War, up to 12,000 personnel were based in and around Lyness to support the defences of the naval anchorage at Scapa Flow and the ships that used it. To support this huge population, hundreds of accommodation huts were built in a number of camps around Lyness. A large [[wharf]] was built (known as the Golden Wharf because of its huge cost) along with a series of piers and slipways. Offices, workshops, stores and recreational buildings were erected, including a cinema, a theatre and several churches. An earlier headquarters building was replaced in 1943 by an imposing concrete HQ and communications centre, also sited high on Wee Fea, which now serves as a hotel.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
[[File:Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Hoy, Orkney - geograph.org.uk - 121041.jpg|thumb|Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery]]
Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery is around {{Convert | 1 | km | yd | sigfig = 2}} inland from the naval base and has an area of around {{Convert | 10000 | sqm}}.