Churchill Barriers
Churchill Barriers is a memorial in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Churchill Barriers is situated nearby to the historic building The Cooperage, as well as near Totempole.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Italian Chapel and Broch of Ayre.
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 3,400 feet southeast of Churchill Barriers.
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. Broch of Ayre is situated 3,300 feet west of Churchill Barriers.
Loch of Graemeshall
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch of Graemeshall is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Churchill Barriers.
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.
Rose Ness
Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Churchill Barriers.
Churchill Barriers
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89609° or 58° 53′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.9033° or 2° 54′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CCVV3WW+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 13403417317OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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