Lamb Holm Airfield

Lamb Holm Airfield is a hangar in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Lamb Holm Airfield is situated nearby to the church Italian Chapel, as well as near the village St Mary’s.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Italian Chapel and East Broch of Burray.

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 1,900 feet northeast of Lamb Holm Airfield.

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 1 mile south of Lamb Holm Airfield.

Broch of Ayre

Archaeological site

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Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Lamb Holm Airfield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.

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.

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.