Upper Breckquoy
Upper Breckquoy is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Warthill Road. Upper Breckquoy is situated nearby to Bells (ruins), as well as near the peak Warthill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement and St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement
Castle
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Upper Breckquoy.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 3,200 feet west of Upper Breckquoy.
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 Upper Breckquoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.
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 2 miles northwest of Upper Breckquoy.
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 3 miles west of Upper Breckquoy.
Upper Breckquoy
- Type: House
- Address: Warthill Road, Holm, KW17 2SB
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89226° or 58° 53′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.83462° or 2° 50′ 5″ westOpen location code
9CCVV5R8+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 643136490OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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