St Mary's (also known as St. Mary's Holm) is a small village in the parish of Holm on

Mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or demogr ...

Orkney Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, ...

, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. 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 Totem poles () are monumental carvings found in western Canada and the northwestern United States. They are a type of Northwest Coast art, consisting of poles, posts or pillars, carved with symbols or figures. They are usually made from large t ...

, erected as part of a community project in 2007 by local carvers and members of the Squamish First Nation people of western Canada.Bell, B.,
Orkney Walks: Between Two Totem Poles
" ''The Orkney News'', 19 February 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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Scapaflow.co - St Mary's, Holm
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