Holm Telephone Exchange

Holm Telephone Exchange is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Loch-House Road. Holm Telephone Exchange is situated nearby to the village St Mary’s, as well as near the archaeological site Broch of Ayre.

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 570 feet west of Holm Telephone Exchange.

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 east of Holm Telephone Exchange.

Loch of Graemeshall

Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loch of Graemeshall is situated 1 mile east of Holm Telephone Exchange.

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 Holm Telephone Exchange.

Holm Telephone Exchange

Type: Building
Address: Loch-House Road, Holm, KW17 2RT
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.89585° or 58° 53′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.91806° or 2° 55′ 5″ west

Levels

Operator

Openreach

Open location code

9CCVV3WJ+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 337049997

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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