Quoyenyan
Quoyenyan is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Graemeshall Road. Quoyenyan is situated nearby to the archaeological site Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow), as well as near the garden Stangobreck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 4,200 feet southwest of Quoyenyan.
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 1¼ miles southeast of Quoyenyan.
Loch of Graemeshall
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch of Graemeshall is situated 3,300 feet east of Quoyenyan.
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.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 3½ miles northwest of Quoyenyan.
Quoyenyan
- Type: House
- Address: Graemeshall Road, Holm, KW17 2RX
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.90479° or 58° 54′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.90605° or 2° 54′ 22″ westOpen location code
9CCVW33V+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 337049979OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow) and Stangobreck.
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