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The monument to John Rae The monument to John Rae, an Orcadian Arctic explorer and intrepid discoverer of the fate of Sir John Franklin's last expedition. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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The Cathedral, St Rognvald Chapel This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Statue of St Olaf Statue of St Olaf presented by the Bishop of Nidaros as a gift from the Church of Norway on the occasion of the Cathedral's 800th anniversary. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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St Magnus Cathedral, the font The 19th century font, dedicated to the memory of James Stewart (1834-1883). Carved around its rim are Bible exstracts from Mark 10:14 and Luke 18:16. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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War Memorial Arch The path through the northern churchyard of St Magnus Cathedral goes through this archway, which acts as a Memorial to the fallen of the First World War. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Earl's Palace The Earl’s Palace was built around 1606 by Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney. Known as ‘Black Patie’, the tyrannical Patrick ruled the Northern Isles with an iron fist from 1592 until his execution for the treason in 1615. It was declared at his trial that he used slave labour to build his residences. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Bishop’s Palace, Moosie Tower The Bishop’s Palace was built around the same time as St Magnus’s Cathedral, in the early 12th century. The builder may well have been Bishop William ‘the Old’ (d.1168), crusader and friend of Earl Rognvald, St Magnus’s nephew and patron of the new Cathedral. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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St Magnus Cathedral from Watergate This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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St Magnus Cathedral One of the west doorways. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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St Magnus Cathedral St Magnus Cathedral was founded primarily as a final resting place for the relics of St Magnus. Work on its construction started in 1137. The ancient Cathedral remains a simbol of the 600-year Norse sway over Orkney, and of the power and wealth of the Norse Earldom. For over 875 years it has dominated Kirkwall. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Junction Road Kirkwall is the capital of Orkney. For centuries it was the capital of the Norse - held Nordreyjar – the Northern Isles. But that ended in 1469 when Christian I of Norway failed to pay the dowry promised to his son-in-law, James III of Scotland; James called in the debt by assuming sovereignty of Orkney and Shetland. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Junction Road This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Inside the Cathedral This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Entrance to St Magnus Cathedral The splendid use of contrasting building stone. The red was quarried 4 km north of Kirkwall at Head of Holland, the yellow most probably from Fers Ness on Eday. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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The A962 – Britain’s shortest ‘A’ road Looking along West Castle Street from its junction with Junction Road. Officially measured by Orkney Council at 117m in length, this is thus the shortest 'A' road in Britain. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
