Burnt Mound

Burnt Mound is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burnt Mound is situated nearby to the locality Holm, as well as near Loch of Graemeshall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial and Loch of Graemeshall.

Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial

Memorial

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Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial is situated 540 feet southeast of Burnt Mound.

Loch of Graemeshall

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Loch of Graemeshall is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Burnt Mound.

Italian Chapel

Church

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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 south of Burnt Mound.

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.