List of churches in Orkney
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Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney was killed by his cousin Haakon Paulsson in April 1116. The building of St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall in his honour by Rögnvald Kali commenced in 1137.[1]
St Magnus Church, Birsay
A List of churches in Orkney, Scotland:
- Orphir Round Church, Orphir
- Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm
- Eynhallow Church, Eynhallow
- Lady Kirk, Pierowall, Westray
- St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall has been described as standing alone "in the grandeur of its architecture" as an example of Norse-era construction in Scotland.[2]
- St Magnus Church, Egilsay,
- Westside Church, Tuquoy, Westray
- St Magnus Church, Birsay
- St Peter's Church, Sandwick, Orkney
- St Olaf's Church, Kirkwall
Citations
References
- Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland: An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-0641-2
- Omand, Donald (ed.) (2003) The Orkney Book. Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-254-9
Further reading
- Craven, James Brown (c. 1890). History of the Church in Orkney. W. Peace & Son.
External links
Media related to Churches in the Orkney Islands at Wikimedia Commons (contains photographs of several churches not listed above)
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