Site of St Colm’s Chapel + burial ground (Medieval)
Site of St Colm’s Chapel + burial ground (Medieval) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Site of St Colm’s Chapel + burial ground (Medieval) is situated nearby to the military installation Dispersed beam searchlight emplacement (ruins), as well as near the ruins Graemsay Battery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoy Sound Low Light and Graemsay.
Hoy Sound Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness. Hoy Sound Low Light is situated 410 feet northeast of Site of St Colm’s Chapel + burial ground (Medieval).
Graemsay
Island
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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Stromness Museum
Museum
Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the town of Stromness in Orkney, Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history. Stromness Museum is situated 1¼ miles north of Site of St Colm’s Chapel + burial ground (Medieval).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Site of St Colm’s Chapel + burial ground (Medieval).
Cairston
Locality
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Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 3 miles north of Site of St Colm’s Chapel + burial ground (Medieval).
Site of St Colm’s Chapel + burial ground (Medieval)
- 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
58.93952° or 58° 56′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.31144° or 3° 18′ 41″ westOpen location code
9CCRWMQQ+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 9656629667OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dispersed beam searchlight emplacement (ruins) and Graemsay Battery.
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