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 Checkhole.

Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney

Lighthouse

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Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 2 miles south of Checkhole.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holm and Rose Ness.

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.

Rose Ness

Locality

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Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles south of Checkhole.

St Mary’s

Village

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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 2½ miles west of Checkhole.

Checkhole

Type: Ruins
Category: building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.90048° or 58° 54′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.84711° or 2° 50′ 50″ west

Open location code

9CCVW523+55

OpenStreetMap ID

way 895697592

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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