Mounds
Mounds is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Mounds is situated nearby to the archaeological site Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow), as well as near the building Smithy Cottage, Holm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Italian Chapel is situated 1¼ miles south of Mounds.
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. Broch of Ayre is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Mounds.
East Broch of Burray
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles south of Mounds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Andrews
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 3½ miles north of Mounds.
Mounds
- 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
58.90765° or 58° 54′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.89791° or 2° 53′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CCVW452+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 8331444648OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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