Spurr
Spurr is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Cornquoy Road. Spurr is situated nearby to the beach Sand of Cornquoy, as well as near the archaeological site North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney and St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney
Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 3,000 feet south of Spurr.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 1 mile northwest of Spurr.
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 2 miles west of Spurr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Burray Ness.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Spurr.
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. Holm is situated 2½ miles northwest of Spurr.
Spurr
- Type: Building
- Address: Cornquoy Road, Holm, KW17 2SD
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.88093° or 58° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.83204° or 2° 49′ 55″ westOpen location code
9CCVV5J9+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 639829403OpenStreetMap feature
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