Skerry Sound
Skerry Sound is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Skerry Sound is situated nearby to the locality Kirk Point, as well as near Ayrsdale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Italian Chapel and East Broch of Burray.
Italian Chapel
Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow.
East Broch of Burray
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site.
Broch of Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.
St Mary’s
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St.
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers.
Skerry Sound
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.88089° or 58° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.89898° or 2° 53′ 56″ westOpen location code
9CCVV4J2+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 2740624814OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2637724
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kirk Point and Ayrsdale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lamb Holm and Ayresdale Broch aka West Broch of Burray.
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