The Cooperage
The Cooperage is a historic building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Cooperage is situated nearby to the building Temperance Hall, St Mary’s Village, as well as near the community center Holm Community Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Italian Chapel.
Broch of Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 2,300 feet west of The Cooperage.
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 mile southeast of The Cooperage.
Loch of Graemeshall
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch of Graemeshall is situated 4,200 feet northeast of The Cooperage.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Rose Ness
Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southeast of The Cooperage.
The Cooperage
- Type: Historic building
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89616° or 58° 53′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.90893° or 2° 54′ 32″ westOpen location code
9CCVV3WR+FCOpenStreetMap ID
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