St Ola
St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 8,270 residents
- Description: parish of Orkney
- Also known as: “Kirkwall and St Ola”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Magnus Cathedral and The Orkney Museum.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
The Orkney Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day.
Grain Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grain Earth House is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwall and HMS Royal Oak.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 3½ miles south of St Ola.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles east of St Ola.
St Ola
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.97885° or 58° 58′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.98456° or 2° 59′ 4″ westPopulation
8,270Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9CCVX2H8+G5OpenStreetMap ID
node 886575073OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
13268947Wikidata ID
Q7594986
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Slovenian—“St Ola” goes by many names.
- Basque: “St Ola”
- Italian: “St Ola”
- Scots: “St Ola”
- Slovenian: “Kirkwall and St Ola”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include King George V Memorial Field and Orkney Golf Club.
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