Orkney Motors

Orkney Motors is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Grainshore Road. Orkney Motors is situated nearby to the shipyard Orkney Sailing Club, as well as near the sports venue Golder.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grain Earth House and St Magnus Cathedral.

Grain Earth House

Archaeological site

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Grain Earth House is an archaeological site, which is situated 660 feet west of Orkney Motors.

St Magnus Cathedral

Church

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St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Orkney Motors.

The Orkney Museum

Museum

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The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day. The Orkney Museum is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Orkney Motors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.

Kirkwall

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Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

St Ola

Locality

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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.