Site of WW2 Balloon Repair Sheds with a RAF Camp at the back

Site of WW2 Balloon Repair Sheds with a RAF Camp at the back is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Site of WW2 Balloon Repair Sheds with a RAF Camp at the back is situated nearby to the locality The Holm Storehouse b. 1649, as well as near the village St Mary’s.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Italian Chapel.

Broch of Ayre

Archaeological site

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Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland.

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.

Loch of Graemeshall

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.

St Mary’s

Village

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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.

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.