St Mary's, Orkney Explained

Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:St Mary's, Holm, Orkney - geograph.org.uk - 233623.jpg
Static Image Caption:Viewed from Skaildaquoy Point, and showing the Bay of Ayre with part of the village of St Mary's
Coordinates:58.896°N -2.914°W
Os Grid Reference:HY473012
Official Name:St Mary's
Civil Parish:Holm
Unitary Scotland:Orkney
Lieutenancy Scotland:Orkney
Constituency Westminster:Orkney and Shetland
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Orkney
Post Town:ORKNEY
Postcode District:KW17
Postcode Area:KW
Dial Code:01856

St Mary's (also known as St. Mary's Holm) is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port.[1]

Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St. Mary's. Close to the ground, immediately to the north of the northernmost Churchill barrier, is a totem pole, erected as part of a community project in 2007 by local carvers and members of the Squamish First Nation people of western Canada.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Mainland. VisitScotland. 2013-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20130706132353/http://www.visitorkney.com/eastmainland/index.asp. 2013-07-06. live.
  2. Bell, B., "Orkney Walks: Between Two Totem Poles," The Orkney News, 19 February 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.