St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay
St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland. St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay is situated nearby to the dwelling Burwick, as well as near the place of worship Site of St. Colm’s Chapel and Burial Ground (built 9C).Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Presbyterian
- Description: church building in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Old St Mary’s Church” and “South Ronaldsay, St Mary’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Burwick.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Burwick
Dwelling
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burwick is a small harbour on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the closest Orkney harbour to the Scottish mainland and is the terminus of a passenger ferry which operates in the summer to John o' Groats in Caithness.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building, which is situated 1 mile north of St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
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 3 miles north of St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 5 miles north of St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay.
St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.74234° or 58° 44′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.9692° or 2° 58′ 9″ westOpen location code
9CCVP2RJ+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 118197453OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=presbyterianWikidata ID
Q17828364
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site of St. Colm’s Chapel and Burial Ground (built 9C) and Castle of Burwick - promontory fort (ruins).
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