Lime Banks
Lime Banks is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Lime Banks is situated nearby to the disaster remains The wreck of the Irene, as well as near the archaeological site Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and St Peter’s Church.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Lime Banks.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lime Banks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grim Ness and Ayre of Cara.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2½ miles west of Lime Banks.
Lime Banks
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.81896° or 58° 49′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.89662° or 2° 53′ 48″ westOpen location code
9CCVR493+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 13481551442OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The wreck of the Irene and Lime Banks.
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