St Olaf’s Cemetery
St Olaf’s Cemetery is a cemetery in Orkney Islands, Scotland. St Olaf’s Cemetery is situated nearby to the archaeological site Brough of Warbuster, as well as near Scapa distillery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Magnus Cathedral and Scapa distillery.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1¼ miles northeast of St Olaf’s Cemetery.
Scapa distillery
Distillery
Photo: Lakeworther, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery. Scapa distillery is situated 2,500 feet south of St Olaf’s Cemetery.
Earl’s Palace
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Earl’s Palace is situated 1¼ miles northeast of St Olaf’s Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.
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.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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 south of St Olaf’s Cemetery.
St Olaf’s Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Kirkwall Cemetery”
- Category: burial
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.97059° or 58° 58′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.98567° or 2° 59′ 8″ westOpen location code
9CCVX2C7+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 179878080OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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