Saint Columba
Saint Columba is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Saint Columba is situated nearby to the archaeological site Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney, as well as near the village Longhope.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hackness Martello Tower and Battery and Crockness Martello tower.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is situated 1½ miles east of Saint Columba.
Crockness Martello tower
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crockness Martello Tower is a Martello Tower on Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Napoleonic Wars, at the same time as the Martello Tower at Hackness. Crockness Martello tower is situated 2 miles northeast of Saint Columba.
Longhope Lifeboat Museum
Museum
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longhope Lifeboat Museum is a museum at Brims on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The museum's main exhibit is the former lifeboat Thomas McCunn, the lifeboat that served the islands of Hoy and South Walls between 1933 and 1962. Longhope Lifeboat Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Saint Columba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longhope and Point of Hackness.
Longhope
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls.
Brims
Locality
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta. The RNLI lifeboat Thomas McCunn is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims, which was the Longhope Lifeboat Station until 1999. Brims is situated 2 miles southwest of Saint Columba.
Saint Columba
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Presbyterian
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.79932° or 58° 47′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.19178° or 3° 11′ 30″ westOperator
Church of ScotlandOpen location code
9CCRQRX5+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 118151303OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=presbyterian
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Saint Columba from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Saint Columba”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney and Longhope Pier.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as YMCA Longhope and Hoy and Walls Health Centre.
Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kirkwall, Stromness, Hoy, and Shapinsay.
Curious Churches to Discover
Uncover intriguing churches from every corner of the globe.