St Olaf’s Church
St Olaf’s Church is a ruins in Shetland Islands, Scotland. St Olaf’s Church is situated nearby to the community center Voe Hall, as well as near Voe, War Memorial.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: church building and churchyard in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Old Olnafirth Church”, “St Olaf’s Church, Voe”, and “Voe, Old Olnafirth Church And Churchyard”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brae and Mavis Grind.
Brae
Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brae is on Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.
Mavis Grind
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsula to the rest of the island of Mainland in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point. Mavis Grind is situated 5 miles northwest of St Olaf’s Church.
Aith
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aith, is a village on the Northern coast of the West Shetland Mainland, Scotland at the southern end of Aith Voe, some 21 miles west of Lerwick. Aith lies on the B9071 that runs south to the junction with the A971 at the village of Bixter and North East via East Burrafirth to the junction with the A970 at the village of Voe. Aith is situated 6 miles southwest of St Olaf’s Church.
St Olaf’s Church
- Categories: church ruin, churchyard, church, and building
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.3545° or 60° 21′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.26801° or 1° 16′ 5″ westOpen location code
9CGW9P3J+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 967217260OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2492889
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In Other Languages
“St Olaf’s Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Old Olnafirth Church”
- Dutch: “St Olaf’s Church (Voe)”
- Dutch: “St Olaf’s Church”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Voe Hall and Voe, War Memorial.
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