The Quoys
The Quoys is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Woodstock Road. The Quoys is situated nearby to the ruins Checkhole, as well as near East Mainland Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm and Italian Chapel.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 3,700 feet south of The Quoys.
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 1½ miles southwest of The Quoys.
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 2½ miles west of The Quoys.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and Rose Ness.
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.
Rose Ness
Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southeast of The Quoys.
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 2 miles west of The Quoys.
The Quoys
- Type: House
- Address: Woodstock Road, Holm, KW17 2SD
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.90027° or 58° 54′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.85513° or 2° 51′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCVW42V+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 895361742OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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