Weddell Sound
Weddell Sound is a bay in United Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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.
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.
East Broch of Burray
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and Saint Margaret’s Hope.
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.
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.
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.
Weddell Sound
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.8723° or 58° 52′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.9105° or 2° 54′ 38″ westOpen location code
9CCVV3CQ+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 2740624817OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
Discover Weddell Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ayrsdale and Northtown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site of Warebanks POW Camp 34 (WW2) and Ayresdale Broch aka West Broch of Burray.
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