St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is a church in , . St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated nearby to , as well as near the building .
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 Italian Chapel and Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.

Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on in , . 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 to the east of . is situated 1¼ miles west of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.

Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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, also spelled Ham, is a parish on . An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and , is named after . It has since been blocked up by the . is situated 1½ miles northwest of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.

Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of on , , 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. is situated 2½ miles west of St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm

Latitude
58.89029° or 58° 53′ 25″ north
Longitude
-2.85117° or 2° 51′ 4″ west
Open location code
9CCVV4RX+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 644557875
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q17827028
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