Highfield
Highfield is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Warthill Road. Highfield is situated nearby to the peak Warthill, as well as near the archaeological site Ward of Paplay (mound and cairn/pillar).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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 1 mile west of Highfield.
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 Highfield.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney
Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 1½ miles south of Highfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.
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 2 miles northwest of Highfield.
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 Highfield.
Highfield
- Type: House
- Address: Warthill Road, Holm, KW17 2SD
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89445° or 58° 53′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.83004° or 2° 49′ 48″ westOpen location code
9CCVV5V9+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 643139534OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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