St Ninian’s Church, Skaill
St Ninian’s Church, Skaill is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland. St Ninian’s Church, Skaill is situated nearby to the archaeological site Viking Settlement (remains of), as well as near the place of worship Scarecrow.Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church building in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Saint Ninian’s”, “Skaill, St Ninian’s Church”, and “St. Ninian’s Kirk”
- Postal code: KW17 2QJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skaill, St Ninian’s Church, War Memorial and The Gloup.
The Gloup
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm. The Gloup is situated 1 mile north of St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 4½ miles northwest of St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.
Tankerness
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 5 miles west of St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.
St Ninian’s Church, Skaill
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.94246° or 58° 56′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.71696° or 2° 43′ 1″ westOpen location code
9CCVW7RM+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 426670635OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q17828570
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Viking Settlement (remains of) and Scarecrow.
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