Checkhole
Checkhole is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Checkhole is situated nearby to the building Mill, Greenwall House, as well as near Bells (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement and St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement
Castle
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Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 1 mile south of Checkhole.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 3,800 feet south of Checkhole.
Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial
Memorial
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Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial is situated 1¼ miles west 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
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles south of Checkhole.
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 2½ miles west of Checkhole.
Checkhole
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.90048° or 58° 54′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.84711° or 2° 50′ 50″ westOpen location code
9CCVW523+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 895697592OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mill, Greenwall House and Greenwall House.
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