Hestimuir

Hestimuir is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hestimuir is situated nearby to Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial, as well as near School ruins (Quoybelag).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial and Italian Chapel.

Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial

Memorial

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Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial is situated 900 feet northwest of Hestimuir.

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 southwest of Hestimuir.

Loch of Graemeshall

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Loch of Graemeshall is situated 2,500 feet west of Hestimuir.

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.