St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval)
St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval) is situated nearby to the beach Long Ayre, as well as near the forest Olad Burn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval).
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 2 miles east of St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval).
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 2 miles southeast of St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herston and Saint Margaret’s Hope.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.
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.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".
St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.80826° or 58° 48′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.97935° or 2° 58′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCVR25C+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 8264456478OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Ayre and Ayre of Banks.
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