Banks Farmhouse

Banks Farmhouse is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Banks Farmhouse is situated nearby to Castle Howe, as well as near the beach Sand of Cornquoy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm and Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.

St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm

Church

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St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Banks Farmhouse.

Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney

Lighthouse

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Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 1 mile south of Banks Farmhouse.

Italian Chapel

Church

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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 2 miles west of Banks Farmhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.

Rose Ness

Locality

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Rose Ness is a locality.

Holm

Locality

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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 northwest of Banks Farmhouse.