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).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Italian Chapel and Broch of Ayre.
Italian Chapel
Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Broch of Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 1½ miles west of Hestimuir.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Hestimuir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Rose Ness
Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hestimuir.
Hestimuir
- Type: House
- Address: Holm, KW17 2SB
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.90271° or 58° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.87638° or 2° 52′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CCVW43F+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 638877785OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Notable Places Nearby
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