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Ocklester

Ocklester is a house in , which is located on Ocklester Road. Ocklester is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mine Howe and Italian Chapel.

Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Iron Age subterranean man-made chamber dug 6 meters deep inside a large mound. It is located in the area of , Scotland, about 5 miles southeast of , the capital of Orkney. is situated 2 miles north of Ocklester.

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 2½ miles southwest of Ocklester.

Castle
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is situated 1½ miles south of Ocklester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holm and Rose Ness.

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 west of Ocklester.

Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Ocklester.

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 3 miles west of Ocklester.

Ocklester

Latitude
58.91089° or 58° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.83914° or 2° 50′ 21″ west
Open location code
9CCVW566+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 895269892
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
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