Waterworks
Waterworks is a wastewater treatment plant in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Waterworks is situated nearby to the archaeological site Broch, as well as near the islet Thieves Holm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thieves Holm and Helliar Holm.
Thieves Holm
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thieves Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland.
Helliar Holm
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles southwest of Waterworks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Head of Holland and Balfour.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 2 miles north of Waterworks.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Waterworks
- Type: Wastewater treatment plant
- Category: industry
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.00778° or 59° 0′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.91572° or 2° 54′ 57″ westOpen location code
9CFV235M+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 419937224OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=wastewater_plant
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