Tighsith

Tighsith is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Graemeshall Road. Tighsith is situated nearby to the house Graemeshall, as well as near the archaeological site Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loch of Graemeshall and Italian Chapel.

Loch of Graemeshall

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Loch of Graemeshall is situated 1,300 feet east of Tighsith.

Italian Chapel

Church

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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 1 mile south of Tighsith.

Broch of Ayre

Archaeological site

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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 Tighsith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.

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.

St Mary’s

Village

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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.