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.

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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 The Gloup and Covenanters Monument, Deerness.

The Gloup

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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.

Covenanters Monument, Deerness

Memorial

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Covenanters Monument, Deerness is a memorial, which is situated 2 miles northwest of St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.

Rerwick Head

Locality

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Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 4½ miles northwest of St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.

Tankerness

Village

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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
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Latitude

58.94246° or 58° 56′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.71696° or 2° 43′ 1″ west

Open location code

9CCVW7RM+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 426670635

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=church_of_scotland

Wikidata ID

Q17828570

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Viking Settlement (remains of) and Scarecrow.

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