Kirkwall Grammar School
Kirkwall Grammar School is a school building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on The Meadows. Kirkwall Grammar School is situated nearby to the theater building Orkney Theatre, as well as near Papdale Post Office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School building
- Address: The Meadows, Kirkwall
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkwall Grammar School and St Magnus Cathedral.
Kirkwall Grammar School
School
Kirkwall Grammar School is a secondary school in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It was established in c. 1200. The current school building was opened in 2014. It is the largest school in the Orkney Islands.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
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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 2,500 feet northwest of Kirkwall Grammar School.
Earl’s Palace
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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 2,300 feet west of Kirkwall Grammar School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.
Kirkwall
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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.
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.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Kirkwall Grammar School.
Kirkwall Grammar School
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.97854° or 58° 58′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.94748° or 2° 56′ 51″ westLevels
3Open location code
9CCVX3H3+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 253363086OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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