Northtown
Northtown is a hamlet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Northtown is situated nearby to the locality Sandpit, as well as near Viewforth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include East Broch of Burray and Echna Loch.
East Broch of Burray
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site.
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. Italian Chapel is situated 2 miles north of Northtown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayre of Cara and Burray Ness.
Ayre of Cara
Locality
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayre of Cara is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles south of Northtown.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Northtown.
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. St Mary’s is situated 2 miles north of Northtown.
Northtown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.86404° or 58° 51′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.90594° or 2° 54′ 21″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9CCVV37V+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 611055430OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13283674
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