Constructing the Barriers

Constructing the Barriers is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Constructing the Barriers is situated nearby to the military installation Site of Warebanks POW Camp 34 (WW2), as well as near the village St Mary’s.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Broch of Burray and Italian Chapel.

East Broch of Burray

Archaeological site

Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile east of Constructing the Barriers.

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 1½ miles northeast of Constructing the 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 1½ miles north of Constructing the Barriers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Mary’s and Burray Ness.

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 1½ miles north of Constructing the Barriers.