Lairdshill
Lairdshill is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Moss Road. Lairdshill is situated nearby to the archaeological site Blomuir Passage Grave, as well as near the building Smithy Cottage, Holm.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Italian Chapel.
Broch of Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 1¼ miles south of Lairdshill.
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 southeast of Lairdshill.
Howa
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howa is a house, which is situated 1 mile west of Lairdshill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.
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.
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.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 3 miles west of Lairdshill.
Lairdshill
- Type: Building
- Address: Moss Road, Holm, KW17 2SA
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.91438° or 58° 54′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.91334° or 2° 54′ 48″ westOpen location code
9CCVW37P+QMOpenStreetMap ID
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