St Peter’s Church

St Peter’s Church is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland. St Peter’s Church is situated nearby to the archaeological site Pictish symbol stone (was part of window sill), as well as near Old fishing station and storehouse (C18).

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Presbyterian
Description: church building on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Former St Peter’s Church of Scotland, Aikers, South Ronaldsay”, “North Kirk (South Ronaldsay)”, “North Kirk, South Ronaldsay”, “Saint Peters (now deconsecrated)”, “South Ronaldsay, St Peter’s Church”, “St Peter’s Church, South Ronaldsay”, “St. Peter’s Church”, and “St. Peter’s Church, South Ronaldsay”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and Ward Hill.

Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley

Archaeological site

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,900 feet north of St Peter’s Church.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of St Peter’s Church.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum

Museum

Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 2½ miles northwest of St Peter’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grim Ness and Saint Margaret’s Hope.

Grim Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 2 miles northeast of St Peter’s Church.

Saint Margaret’s Hope

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2 miles northwest of St Peter’s Church.

Sandwick

Locality

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2½ miles southwest of St Peter’s Church.

St Peter’s Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.80184° or 58° 48′ 7″ north

Longitude

-2.91788° or 2° 55′ 4″ west

Operator

Church of Scotland

Open location code

9CCVR32J+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 118197226

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=presbyterian

Wikidata ID

Q15123003

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In Other Languages

“St Peter’s Church” goes by many names.

German: “North Kirk (South Ronaldsay)”
German: “North Kirk”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pictish symbol stone (was part of window sill) and Old fishing station and storehouse (C18).

Nearby Places

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