Shannon
Shannon is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Shannon is situated nearby to the garden Stangobreck, as well as near the archaeological site Broch of Ayre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Loch of Graemeshall.
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 2,400 feet south of Shannon.
Loch of Graemeshall
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch of Graemeshall is situated 1¼ miles east of Shannon.
Howa
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howa is a house, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Shannon.
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
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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
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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 Shannon.
Shannon
- Type: House
- Address: Holm, KW17 2RY
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.90272° or 58° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.92119° or 2° 55′ 16″ westOpen location code
9CCVW33H+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 337050195OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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