Aorangi

Aorangi is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Cornquoy Road. Aorangi is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint View Point, as well as near East Mainland Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Italian Chapel and St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.

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 Aorangi.

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm

Church

Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Aorangi.

Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement

Castle

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Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 1 mile southeast of Aorangi.

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

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. St Mary’s is situated 2 miles west of Aorangi.