New Holland
New Holland is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. New Holland is situated nearby to the peak Hamly Hill, as well as near the ruins Hillhead.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Italian Chapel and Mine 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 2 miles south of New Holland.
Mine Howe
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mine Howe is an Iron Age subterranean man-made chamber dug 6 meters deep inside a large mound. It is located in the Tankerness area of Orkney, Scotland, about 5 miles southeast of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. Mine Howe is situated 2 miles northeast of New Holland.
Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial is situated 1 mile south of New Holland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.
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.
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 southwest of New Holland.
St Andrews
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 2½ miles north of New Holland.
New Holland
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.9163° or 58° 54′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.88094° or 2° 52′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCVW489+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 896010593OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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