St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall is magnificent. It’s origins are in Viking times, when Orkney was ruled by Viking Earls. It’s the best preserved medieval cathedral in Scotland with massive Norman pillars built by the masons of Durham Cathedral. Towering above the Kirkwall landscape, St. Magnus Cathedral, with its distinctive sandstone hues, is one of [...]
Memento Mori – “Remember Death.” How could I forget death, as I walk around St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall on Orkney. I’m surrounded by stunning 17th Century gravestones.
It’s a steep climb up the tower of St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. The gravestones are so perfectly preserved, even those from the 17th Century, that it’s possible to see the last breath carved on the headstone.
The Cathedral of St Magnus in Kirkwall, Orkney uses red sandstone quarried near Kirkwall and yellow sandstone from the island of Eday in alternating patterns of stripes and checks to beautiful effect.
In 1136, Earl Rognvald went to church at Pierowall in Westray at the start of his campaign to subjugate Orkney. Or at least that’s what the Orkneyinga Saga says. In the 13th Century, Lady Kirk was built and then extensively remodelled in the 17th Century. Today it lies in ruins. There are still fascinating remains [...]
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