
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lamb Holm as Chapel (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Lamb Holm is associated with a medieval chapel and may have been linked to early Christian pilgrimage or healing traditions, though specific saints or cures connected to the site are not clearly recorded. The site's remote island location suggests it may have held spiritual significance for local communities.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Lamb Holm, Kirk PointWell (period Unassigned) · 162 yd
Lamb HolmBuilding (20th Century), Pier (20th Century), Tramway (20th Century)(possible) · 234 yd
Italian Chapel St. Mary's OrkneyChurch, cross or graveyard · 600 yd
Churchill Barriers MemorialMemorial · 659 yd
Lamb Holm, Italian Chapel, StatueStatue (20th Century) · 841 yd
Italian War Memorial, Lamb HolmHeritage place · 842 yd
St Mary's BayBay · 851 yd
The Italian ChapelHeritage attraction · 920 yd
Weddell SoundBay · 1619 yd
GraemeshallNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1748 yd
Sheeptracks and boulder beach, Glimps HolmBeach · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0