Groemeshall Burn
Groemeshall Burn is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Groemeshall Burn is situated nearby to the archaeological site Mounds, as well as near Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Italian Chapel and Loch of Graemeshall.
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. Italian Chapel is situated 1½ miles south of Groemeshall Burn.
Loch of Graemeshall
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch of Graemeshall is situated 3,000 feet south of Groemeshall Burn.
Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Groemeshall Burn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.
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.
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.
St Andrews
Locality
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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 3 miles north of Groemeshall Burn.
Groemeshall Burn
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.90994° or 58° 54′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.89257° or 2° 53′ 33″ westOpen location code
9CCVW454+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 118960281OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mounds and Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow).
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