Castle Howe
Castle Howe is a castle in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Castle Howe is situated nearby to St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm, as well as near the locality Rose Ness.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 1,500 feet northwest of Castle Howe.
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 west of Castle Howe.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney
Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 1 mile southeast of Castle Howe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.
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 2 miles northwest of Castle Howe.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Howe.
Castle Howe
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.88742° or 58° 53′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.8453° or 2° 50′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CCVV5P3+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 895667920OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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