Westside Church
Westside Church, is a ruined 12th century church located on the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. Archaeological excavations at the site suggest that the church is related to a nearby late Norse settlement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: 12th-century church building, now ruinous, on Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cross-Kirk”, “Cross-Kirk (Westside Church), church & burial ground, Tuquoy, Westray”, and “Westside Church, Tuquoy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westray and Knowe of Skea.
Westray
Westray is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 588. The main settlement is Pierowall in the north of the island, but the ferry from Kirkwall lands at Rapness near its south end.
Knowe of Skea
Archaeological site
Photo: Isla17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knowe of Skea is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Westside Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 3½ miles north of Westside Church.
Westside Church
- Categories: church ruin, churchyard, building, and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.27136° or 59° 16′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.95769° or 2° 57′ 28″ westOpen location code
9CFV72CR+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 560560463OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q1703856
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Westside Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Westside Church”
- German: “Westside Church von Tuquoy”
- Spanish: “Westside Church”
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