Drury Smithy
Drury Smithy is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Ocklester Road. Drury Smithy is situated nearby to the building Mill, Greenwall House, as well as near the ruins Checkhole.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 4,000 feet south of Drury Smithy.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Drury Smithy.
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 1½ miles west of Drury Smithy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and Rose Ness.
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.
Rose Ness
Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles south of Drury Smithy.
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 Drury Smithy.
Drury Smithy
- Type: Building
- Address: Ocklester Road, Holm, KW17 2SB
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89836° or 58° 53′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.84355° or 2° 50′ 37″ westOpen location code
9CCVV5X4+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 643139514OpenStreetMap feature
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