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St Magnus Cathedral

St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in , the main town of , a group of islands off the north coast of mainland .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Presbyterian
  • Description: cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Kirkwall, Broad Street, St Magnus Cathedral”, “Saint Magnus Cathedral”, “St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall”, and “St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bishop’s Palace and Earl’s Palace.

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The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of , Orkney, .

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The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of , Orkney, . Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour.

Museum
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, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in , , Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.

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is the chief town of the , which lie off the north tip of mainland . With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

Locality
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is a parish on . It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, .

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles east of St Magnus Cathedral.

St Magnus Cathedral

Latitude
58.98144° or 58° 58′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.95961° or 2° 57′ 35″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
9CCVX2JR+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75038322
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­presbyterian
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7535368
Wiki­data ID
Q732112
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“St Magnus Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Maqnus katedralı”
  • Basque: “St Magnus Katedrala”
  • Chinese: “聖馬格努斯大教堂”
  • Danish: “St Magnus Cathedral”
  • Dutch: “St. Magnus Cathedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس ماجنوس”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Magnus de Kirkwall”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Magnus”
  • German: “St.-Magnus-Kathedrale”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת מגנוס הקדוש”
  • Icelandic: “Magnúsarkirkja”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Magnus”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Magnus”
  • Italian: “St Magnus Cathedral”
  • Japanese: “聖マグナス教会”
  • Japanese: “聖マグヌス大聖堂”
  • Latvian: “Kērkvolas katedrāle”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Catedral de San Magnus de Kirkwall”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Magnuskatedralen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “St. Magnuskatedralen”
  • Norwegian: “St. Magnuskatedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت مگنس”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Magnusa w Kirkwall”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Магнуса”
  • Scots: “St Magnus Cathedral”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Magnusa”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Magnus de Kirkwall”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Magnus”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Magnuskatedralen”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Magnus Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Магнуса”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Маґнуса”

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