St Olaf’s Church
St Olaf's Church, Unst is a ruined medieval church located on the island of Unst, in Shetland, Scotland, UK. The church was built in the Celtic style, and dates to the twelfth century.Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Ruins of medieval church in Lund, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “St Olaf’s Church, Lunda Wick”, “St Olaf’s Church, Unst”, “St. Olaf’s Church ruins”, “St. Olaf’s Church, church, enclosure and tombstones, 500m N of Wick”, and “Unst, Lund, St Olaf’s Chapel And Churchyard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brough Holm and Brough Holm,broch,Westing.
Brough Holm
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Holm is a small island off Unst, in the North Isles of Shetland. It is off Westing, which as the name implies is on the west coast of Unst. The word "brough" refers to the remains of the broch on it.
Brough Holm,broch,Westing
Archaeological site
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Brough Holm,broch,Westing is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile north of St Olaf’s Church.
Belmont House
Building
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont House is a neo-classical Georgian country house estate on the island of Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It was constructed in 1775 by Shetland landowner Thomas Mouat of Garth who was a local Shetlander. Belmont House is situated 2 miles south of St Olaf’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullivoe and Belmont.
Cullivoe
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cullivoe, is a village on Yell in the Shetland Islands. It is in the north east of the island, near Bluemull Sound, not far from Unst. Cullivoe is a fishing port, and was formerly the ferry terminal for Unst, before ro-ro ferries - the terminal is now at Gutcher. Cullivoe is situated 2 miles west of St Olaf’s Church.
Belmont
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 2 miles south of St Olaf’s Church.
Uyeasound
Hamlet
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Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea. Uyeasound is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Olaf’s Church.
St Olaf’s Church
- Categories: church, building, and historic site
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.71598° or 60° 42′ 58″ northLongitude
-0.96291° or 0° 57′ 47″ westOpen location code
9CGXP28P+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 377555369OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2192114
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In Other Languages
“St Olaf’s Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “St Olaf’s Church (Lunda Wick)”
- Dutch: “St Olaf’s Church”
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