Waterworks

Waterworks is a wastewater treatment plant in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Waterworks is situated near the archaeological site Broch, as well as near the islet Thieves Holm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Helliar Holm and Thieves Holm.

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.

Thieves Holm

Islet

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thieves Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland.

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.

Head of Holland

Locality

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Head of Holland is a locality.

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″ north

Longitude

-2.91572° or 2° 54′ 57″ west

Open location code

9CFV235M+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 419937224

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=wastewater_plant

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Broch and Wellington Battery (WW2 - ruins).

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Places to explore: Office and Work.

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