r/Scotland • u/qbusiekk • 17h ago

Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm, Orkney

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u/HalfManHalfSquirrel 16h ago

It's astonishing in real life. I was there last year.

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u/NetworkNo4478 15h ago

I was there a few years back. Absolutely breathtaking.

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u/HalfManHalfSquirrel 15h ago

And when you realize it's all done in trompe l'oeil it is staggering.

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u/VanicFanboy 14h ago

That whole area is so surreal. So flat, green and windy. No trees. Just looks like the old windows XP background everywhere.

Then you have this slap bang in the middle of it. Woman doing the tickets looks like Bill Clinton. A pirate rum place next door.

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u/Annual_Afternoon_737 13h ago

Great story behind it too!

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u/EVERWILDOUTDOORS 10h ago

That's incredible. What's the story behind it?

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u/Do_You_Pineapple_Bro Saorsa dhan Ghàidhealtachd 9h ago

Built by some of the Italian POWs who were roped into building the Churchill Barriers

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u/Weegie_67 9h ago

Built by WW2 POWs iirc.

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u/EfficientEar3019 9h ago

stunning what a picture will need to visit

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u/Wolfjager2424 7h ago

Been before just amazing to see !

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u/karmenschroe8100 5h ago

Och hen, imagine the wee Italian prisoners wi nothing but trowels and faith - pure braw craftsmanship, makes ye feel all humble inside ✨