Lower Bu

Lower Bu is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland, which is located on Greenwall Road. Lower Bu is situated near the building Greenwall House, as well as near the ruins Checkhole.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm

Church

Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Lower Bu.

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 Lower Bu.

Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney

Lighthouse

Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 1½ miles south of Lower Bu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.

Rose Ness

Locality

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rose Ness is a locality.

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. Holm is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lower Bu.

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 2½ miles west of Lower Bu.

Lower Bu

Type: House
Address: Greenwall Road, Holm, KW17 2SD
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.89642° or 58° 53′ 47″ north

Longitude

-2.84129° or 2° 50′ 29″ west

Open location code

9CCVV5W5+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 642725092

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Greenwall House and Mill, Greenwall House.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Lower Bu and Lum Cottage.

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