View Point

View Point is a scenic viewpoint in Orkney Islands, Scotland. View Point is situated nearby to East Mainland Church, as well as near the grassland Upper Hurtiso.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Italian Chapel and Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial.

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 1 mile southwest of View Point.

Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial

Memorial

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Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial is situated 3,000 feet northwest of View Point.

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm

Church

Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 1 mile southeast of View Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.

Holm

Locality

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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.

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 west of View Point.