Italian Chapel
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.
- Catholic church
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Description: chapel in the Orkney islands built by Italian prisoners of war
- Address: Lamb Holm
- Also known as“Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm”“Lamb Holm, Italian Chapel”“The Italian Chapel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Broch of Ayre and East Broch of Burray.
Broch of Ayre
Broch of Ayre, also known as St.
1¼ miles west of Italian Chapel
East Broch of Burray
East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site.
1¼ miles south of Italian Chapel
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.
Italian Chapel
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Latitude
58.88992° or 58° 53′ 24″ north
Longitude
-2.88943° or 2° 53′ 22″ west
Open location code
9CCVV4Q6+X6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = catholic
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Italian Chapel” goes by many names.
Italian ChapelDutch
Cappella italianaItalian
Italian ChapelItalian
Miracle Of Camp 60Italian
Miracolo del campo 60Italian
イタリアン・チャペルJapanese
イタリアン礼拝堂Japanese
Det italienske kapelletNorwegian
Det italienske kapelletNorwegian Bokmål
Italian ChapelNorwegian Bokmål
Italienske kapellNorwegian Nynorsk
Italian ChapelSwedish
İtalyan ŞapeliTurkish
Localities in the Area
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