New Crook
New Crook is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. New Crook is situated nearby to Bells (ruins), as well as near the archaeological site Ward of Paplay (mound and cairn/pillar).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm and Italian Chapel.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 1 mile southwest of New Crook.
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 west of New Crook.
Dingy’s Howe,broch,Upper Sanday
Archaeological site
Photo: s allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dingy’s Howe,broch,Upper Sanday is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of New Crook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.
Rose Ness
Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles south of New Crook.
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 west of New Crook.
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 3 miles west of New Crook.
New Crook
- Type: Building
- Address: Holm
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.90034° or 58° 54′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.82714° or 2° 49′ 38″ westOpen location code
9CCVW52F+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 936475403OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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