Work

Work is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Work is situated near the archaeological site Broch, as well as near the islet Thieves Holm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Thieves Holm and Helliar Holm.

Thieves Holm

Islet

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thieves Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland.

Helliar Holm

Islet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.

St Magnus Cathedral

Church

Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 2½ miles southwest of Work.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Head of Holland and Balfour.

Head of Holland

Locality

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Head of Holland is a locality.

Balfour

Village

Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 2 miles north of Work.

Kirkwall

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

Work

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

59.00553° or 59° 0′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.91627° or 2° 54′ 59″ west

Open location code

9CFV234M+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 902046153

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Broch and Wellington Battery (WW2 - ruins).

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