Gutterpool

Gutterpool is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gutterpool is situated nearby to the house Howa, as well as near the archaeological site Blomuir Passage Grave.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Howa and Broch of Ayre.

Howa

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howa is a house, which is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Gutterpool.

Broch of Ayre

Archaeological site

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 1¼ miles south of Gutterpool.

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 2½ miles southeast of Gutterpool.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.

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.

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. Holm is situated 2 miles east of Gutterpool.

HMS Royal Oak

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 2 miles northwest of Gutterpool.

Gutterpool

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.91463° or 58° 54′ 53″ north

Longitude

-2.93198° or 2° 55′ 55″ west

Open location code

9CCVW379+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 897725190

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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