Islands · Scottish Islands
Lamb Holm
Lamb Holm — uninhabited island in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Lamb Holm is a island in the United Kingdom. Part of Orkney Islands. Wikidata describes it as: "uninhabited island in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 58.8897°, -2.8901°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lamb Holm is a small uninhabited island in Orkney, Scotland, now connected to its neighbours by two of the Churchill Barriers. During the early 1940s it was the site of 'Camp 60', housing 550 Italian Prisoners of War who helped construct the causeways. Another legacy of their time on the island is the Italian Chapel, now the island's main attraction. A grass airfield occupies much of the island interior. Lamb Holm is classified by the National Records of Scotland as an uninhabited island that "had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses."
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- Coordinates
- 58.8897, -2.8901
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2SF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q2449390 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lamb Holm (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm - geograph.org.uk - 931903.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lamb Holm?
- Lamb Holm is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2SF).
- Is Lamb Holm free to visit?
- Yes, Lamb Holm is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lamb Holm?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2SF. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.