St Ola
About St Ola
St Ola is on the island of Mainland in Orkney Islands. Local places nearby include Hatston situated 1.9 km West South West, Balfour only 4.8 km North North East, Greenigoe only 6.1 km South West, Finstown around 9.9 km West and St Mary's just 11.1 km South. Other rural communities nearby include Blackhill, Smerquoy, Yinstay and Tankerness.
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Information is sourced from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, using publicly available datasets.
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Local Map

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Location Summary
- St Ola is located in Orkney Islands
- Administrative Area: Orkney Islands
- Ceremonial County: Orkney Islands
- Historic County: Orkney Islands
- Region & Country: Scotland / Scotland
- Island: Mainland
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Nearby Towns & Cities
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Nearby Localities
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Smaller Settlements
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Other places with this name
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Beaches
- Sand of Essonquoy
- Sand of Gillies
- Sand of Wideford
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Parks
- Ferry Muir
- Fountain Green
- Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park
- West Green
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Woods
- Heathshield Wood
- Hoy Forest
- Stroupster Forest
- Tothel Gill Forest
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Hills
- Burrey Brae
- Gaitnip Hill
- Markstone Moss
- Wideford Hill
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Lakes
- Agricola
- Loch of Carness
- Peerie Sea
- Walliwall Quarry
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Waterfalls
- An t-Eas
- Eas Gluta
- Easan na Buaile
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Headlands
- Car Ness
- Crow Ness
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Islands
- Helliar Holm
- Thieves Holm
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Wetlands
- Dike End
- Long Ayre
- Cloven Ayre
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Health Services
- The Balfour
- Dunbar Hospital
- Pentland View Nursing Home
- Seaview House
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Education
- University of the Highlands and Islands
- University of the Highlands and Islands
- University of the Highlands and Islands
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Train Stations
- Thurso
- Georgemas Junction
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Bus Stations
- Kirkwall Bus Station
- Elgin Bus Station
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Coach Stations
- Newcastle Coach Station
- Gateshead Interchange
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Ferry Terminals
- Kirkwall Ferry Port
- Kirkwall Hatston Ferry Terminal
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Airports
- Kirkwall Airport
- London Airport
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Airfields
- Lamb Holm International
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Heliports
- Glasgow City Heliport
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Harbours
- Kirkwall Harbour
- Stromness Harbour