Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre
Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre is a museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Viewforth Road. Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre is situated nearby to Fossil and Heritage Centre, shop and cafe, as well as near Echna Loch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Echna Loch and East Broch of Burray.
Echna Loch
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Echna Loch is situated 1,400 feet south of Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre.
East Broch of Burray
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre.
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 2½ miles north of Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayre of Cara and Burray Ness.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles east of Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre.
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 Mary’s is situated 2½ miles north of Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre.
Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre
- Type: Museum
- Address: Viewforth Road, Burray, KW17 2SY
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.85803° or 58° 51′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.91064° or 2° 54′ 38″ westOpen location code
9CCVV35Q+6POpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fossil and Heritage Centre, shop and cafe and Site of Warebanks POW Camp 34 (WW2).
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