St Magnus Church
St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Birsay, Cleatfurrows, St Magnus‘ Church”, “Saint Magnus”, “St Magnus Church, Birsay”, and “St Magnus‘ Church, Cleatfurrows, Birsay”
- Address: The Palace, Birsay, KW17 2LX
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brough of Birsay and Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay.
Brough of Birsay
Islet
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,800 feet northwest of St Magnus Church.
Brough of Birsay Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The unmanned Brough of Birsay Lighthouse lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson. It is located on the Brough of Birsay, an uninhabited tidal island off the northwest coast of Mainland in Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. Brough of Birsay Lighthouse is situated 1 mile northwest of St Magnus Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Magnus Church.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 5 miles southeast of St Magnus Church.
St Magnus Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.12947° or 59° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.31634° or 3° 18′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CFR4MHM+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 114138654OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q3517136
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In Other Languages
“St Magnus Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “St Magnus Church (Birsay)”
- Dutch: “St Magnus Church”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site of the Bishop’s Palace and Point of Snusan Volunteers‘ Gun Battery.
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