View over Lamb Holm from the cemetery of St. Nicholas Church on Mainland, Orkney: a Celtic cross and headstones are silhouetted against Holm Sound.

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St. Nicholas Kirk, built 1781, is no longer in use, but it's cemetery still is and it overlooks Lamb Holm, one of the Churchill barriers.

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Size: 5042px × 3402px
Location: Cornquoy Rd, Orkney KW17 2SD, UK
Photo credit: © Susan Heller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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