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 2 miles north of Bu Sand.

Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney

Lighthouse

Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bu Sand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burray Ness and Ayre of Cara.

Burray Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burray Ness is a locality.

Ayre of Cara

Locality

Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayre of Cara is a locality.

Rose Ness

Locality

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bu Sand.

Bu Sand

Type: Locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.85859° or 58° 51′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.89137° or 2° 53′ 29″ west

Open location code

9CCVV455+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8255364102

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Bu of Burray and South Links.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Lawrence’s Church and Fossil and Heritage Centre, shop and cafe.

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