Builders Yard
Builders Yard is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Builders Yard is situated nearby to the historic building The Cooperage, as well as near the building Temperance Hall, St Mary’s Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Italian Chapel.
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 2,100 feet west of Builders Yard.
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 1 mile southeast of Builders Yard.
East Broch of Burray
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Builders Yard.
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.
Rose Ness
Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Builders Yard.
Builders Yard
- Type: Commerce
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89676° or 58° 53′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.90986° or 2° 54′ 36″ westOpen location code
9CCVV3WR+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 898160833OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercial
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