Lamb Holm
Lamb Holm is an aerodrome in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Lamb Holm is situated nearby to the locality Camp 60 (Rockworks). Site of WW2 Prisoner of War Camp, as well as near Couse Point.| 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.
Lamb Holm
- Type: Aerodrome
- Category: transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.88763° or 58° 53′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.89169° or 2° 53′ 30″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Operator
Tom Sinclair, Tighsith, Holm, OrkneyOpen location code
9CCVV4Q5+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 271346732OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
11711277
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