St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland. St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated nearby to Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement, as well as near the building Greenwall House.Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Holm, St Nicholas‘ Church” and “St Nicholas Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement and Italian Chapel.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement
Castle
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 1,500 feet southeast of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.
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 1¼ miles west of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney
Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.
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 1½ miles northwest of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.
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 St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89029° or 58° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.85117° or 2° 51′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CCVV4RX+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 644557875OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q17827028
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greenwall House and Mill, Greenwall House.
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