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 1½ miles east of Crow Taing.

East Broch of Burray

Archaeological site

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East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Crow Taing.

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. Holm is situated 2 miles northeast of Crow Taing.

HMS Royal Oak

Locality

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HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 3 miles northwest of Crow Taing.

Crow Taing

Type: Locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.89387° or 58° 53′ 38″ north

Longitude

-2.93586° or 2° 56′ 9″ west

Open location code

9CCVV3V7+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 882647607

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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