Broch of Ayre
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch of Ayre Broch” and “Loch of Ayre, broch at N end of,St Mary’s”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Italian Chapel and East Broch of Burray.
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 1¼ miles east of Broch of Ayre.
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 Broch of Ayre.
Howa
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howa is a house, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Broch of Ayre.
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.
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 3½ miles northwest of Broch of Ayre.
Broch of Ayre
- Categories: broch, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89628° or 58° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.92098° or 2° 55′ 16″ westOpen location code
9CCVV3WH+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 918456822OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q19585439
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In Other Languages
“Broch of Ayre” goes by many names.
- German: “Broch von Ayre”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holm Community Centre and Temperance Hall, St Mary’s Village.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Broch of Ayre”. Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.