Birsay Kirk
Birsay Kirk is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Birsay Kirk is situated nearby to the village Twatt, as well as near the archaeological site Mound (unclassified).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirbuster Farm Museum and Loch of Boardhouse.
Kirbuster Farm Museum
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirbuster Farm Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Birsay Kirk.
Loch of Boardhouse
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.
St Magnus Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. St Magnus Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Birsay Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Birsay.
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.
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.
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 3 miles southeast of Birsay Kirk.
Birsay Kirk
- Type: Church
- Address: Twatt, KW17 2LZ
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.10024° or 59° 6′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.27971° or 3° 16′ 47″ westOpen location code
9CFR4P2C+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 414859124OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mound (unclassified) and Former Drill Hall (C19, C20).
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