The Shambles
The Shambles is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Scapa Brae. The Shambles is situated nearby to the locality St Ola, as well as near HMS Royal Oak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scapa distillery and The Pickaquoy Centre.
Scapa distillery
Distillery
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Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery. Scapa distillery is situated 1 mile northeast of The Shambles.
The Pickaquoy Centre
Sports venue
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The Pickaquoy Centre, also known as the Picky Centre, or simply the Picky, is a multi-use leisure centre in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It is the largest leisure centre in the Northern Isles. The Pickaquoy Centre is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Shambles.
Highland Park distillery
Distillery
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Highland Park distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands,Scotland. It is the northernmost single malt Scotch whisky distillery. Highland Park distillery is situated 2 miles northeast of The Shambles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ola and HMS Royal Oak.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2 miles northeast of The Shambles.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
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HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 2 miles southeast of The Shambles.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
The Shambles
- Type: House
- Address: Scapa Brae, St Ola, Kirkwall
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.95504° or 58° 57′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.00936° or 3° 0′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CCRXX4R+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 852074733OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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