Rockworks
Rockworks is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rockworks is situated nearby to the locality The Holm Storehouse b. 1649, as well as near Site of WW2 Balloon Repair Sheds with a RAF Camp at the back.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.
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.
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.
Rose Ness
Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Rockworks.
Rockworks
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89624° or 58° 53′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.90228° or 2° 54′ 8″ westOpen location code
9CCVV3WX+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8696421891OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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