Smithy Cottage, Holm
Smithy Cottage, Holm is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Graemeshall Road. Smithy Cottage, Holm is situated nearby to the garden Stangobreck, as well as near the archaeological site Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow).| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Smithy Cottage”
- Address: Graemeshall Road, Holm, KW17 2SA
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 1 mile southwest of Smithy Cottage, Holm.
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 1½ miles southeast of Smithy Cottage, Holm.
Howa
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howa is a house, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Smithy Cottage, Holm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.
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.
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.
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 3 miles northwest of Smithy Cottage, Holm.
Smithy Cottage, Holm
- Category: cottage
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.91016° or 58° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.90871° or 2° 54′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CCVW36R+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 337050104OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q77775279
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stangobreck and Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow).
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