Upper Cornquoy

Upper Cornquoy is a farm in Scotland, United Kingdom. Upper Cornquoy is situated nearby to Start of Roseness walk (Orkney.com), as well as near the peak Warthill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney and St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.

Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney

Lighthouse

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Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 1 mile south of Upper Cornquoy.

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm

Church

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St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 1 mile west of Upper Cornquoy.

Italian Chapel

Church

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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 2½ miles west of Upper Cornquoy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.

Rose Ness

Locality

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Rose Ness is a locality.

Holm

Locality

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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. Holm is situated 2½ miles northwest of Upper Cornquoy.