SAR023939 SCOTLAND (1955). Causeways connecting Orkney mainland, with Burray via Lamb Holm and Glims Hold South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing North/East.

It was as a result of the attack by U-Boat U-47 on Scapa Flow through this gap between the islands during the 2ndWW, that the Churchill barriers were constructed.

Remains of 2ndWW blockships.

A group of four 2ndWW CASL's.

2ndWW Coast Artillery Battery. S0012912.

2ndWW military buildings.

2ndWW CASL (Coast Artillery Searchlight).

2ndWW CASL (Coast Artillery Searchlight).

Location of a 2ndWW CASL.

Location of a 2ndWW CASL (Coast Artillery Searchlight).

2ndWW CASL (Coast Artillery Searchlight).

Lamb Holm Gun Battery

2 Air raid shelters.

Coastal Artillery Battery S0015190

Barrier 3 - This year (November 2016), barriers 3 and 4 have been listed by Historic Environment Scotland as being Category A. See http://www.orcadian.co.uk/two-churchill-barriers-listed-hes/ for more details

St Mary's village

Island of Burray

Glims Holm

Interior of the Italian Chapel

Italian Chapel Built by Italian POW's during WW2 and still standing as a memorial to their faith. They had requested somewhere to use as a church and were allocated a Nissen Hut, which they decorated using materials that were to hand - plaster board, concrete and metal salvaged from the block ships.

This island is called Lamb Holm

Barrier No 2

Barrier No. 1