Council Offices
Council Offices is a town hall in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on School Place. Council Offices is situated nearby to the building Paterson Church, School Place, Kirkwall, as well as near the public building St Magnus Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Magnus Cathedral and Earl’s Palace.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
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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 540 feet west of Council Offices.
Earl’s Palace
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The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Earl’s Palace is situated 550 feet southwest of Council Offices.
Bishop’s Palace
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The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Bishop’s Palace is situated 620 feet west of Council Offices.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.
Kirkwall
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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.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.
Head of Holland
Locality
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Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles east of Council Offices.
Council Offices
- Type: Town hall
- Address: School Place, Kirkwall, KW15 1NY
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.9815° or 58° 58′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.95675° or 2° 57′ 24″ westOpen location code
9CCVX2JV+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 615386856OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=townhallOpenStreetMap feature
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