List of churches in Orkney
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A List of churches in Orkney, Scotland:
The islands have an estimated 27 active churches for 21,500 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 796 people.
The islands were originally divided into 21 civil parishes: Birsay and Harray, Cross and Burness (on Sanday), Eday, Evie and Rendall, Firth, Holm, Hoy and Graemsay, Kirkwall and St Ola, Lady (on Sanday), Orphir, Papa Westray, Rousay and Egilsay, Sandwick, Shapinsay, South Ronaldsay, St Andrews and Deerness, Stenness, Stromness, Stronsay, South Walls & Flotta, and Westray.
Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Web | Founded | Denomination | Notes |
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Sanday Church of Scotland | Cross & Burness (Broughtown) | Church of Scotland[2] | |||
North Ronaldsay Church of Scotland | Cross & Burness (N Ronaldsay) | 1812 | Church of Scotland | ||
Eday Church of Scotland | Eday | Church of Scotland[2] | |||
Evie Church of Scotland | Evie & Rendall | Church of Scotland[3] | Shares a minister with Firth, Rendall and Rousay | ||
Rendall Church of Scotland | Evie & Rendall | Church of Scotland[3] | Shares a minister with Evie, Firth and Rousay | ||
Firth Church of Scotland | Firth | Medieval | Church of Scotland[3] | Shares a minister with Evie, Rendall and Rousay | |
East Mainland Church | Holm | [4] | Church of Scotland | Serves Deerness, Holm and St Andrews parishes | |
St John's Kirk, Hoy & Walls | Hoy & Graemsay (Little Ayre) | Church of Scotland[2] | Shares a minister with Flotta and Orphir & Stenness | ||
St Magnus Cathedral | Kirkwall & St Ola | [5] | 1137 | Church of Scotland | Dedicated to St Magnus. Technically no longer a cathedral |
Kirkwall East Church | Kirkwall & St Ola | Church of Scotland[6] | Shares a minister with Shapinsay | ||
St Olaf's Episcopal Church | Kirkwall & St Ola | [7] | 1876-1878 | Episcopal Church | Dedicated to St Olaf. Episcopacy in the islands dates back to C16th |
Kirkwall Baptist Church | Kirkwall & St Ola | [8] | Independent | ||
Our Lady & St Joseph, Kirkwall | Kirkwall & St Ola | [9] | Roman Catholic | Dedicated to SS Mary & Joseph | |
Orphir & Stenness Church of Scotland | Orphir | Medieval | Church of Scotland[10] | Shares a minister with Flotta and Hoy & Walls | |
Papa Westray Church of Scotland | Papa Westray | Church of Scotland[11] | Shares a minister with Westray. Building originally Free Church | ||
Rousay Church of Scotland | Rousay & Egilsay | Church of Scotland[3] | Shares minister with Evie, Firth & Rendall. Serves Egilsay & Wyre | ||
Milestone Community Church | Sandwick (Dounby) | 2011-2012[12] | Church of Scotland[13] | Serves Birsay & Harray and Sandwick parishes (united 2000) | |
Dounby United Free Church | Sandwick (Dounby) | United Free Church[14] | |||
Shapinsay Church of Scotland | Shapinsay | Church of Scotland[2] | Shares a minister with Kirkwall East | ||
South Ronaldsay & Burray CoS | S Ronaldsay (St Margaret's Hope) | Church of Scotland[15] | Also serves Burray | ||
Flotta Church of Scotland | South Walls & Flotta | Church of Scotland[2] | Shares a minister with Hoy and Walls and Orphir and Stenness | ||
Stromness & Graemsay CoS | Stromness | Church of Scotland[16] | Also holds monthly services in a community centre on Graemsay | ||
St Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church | Stromness | [17] | Episcopal Church | Dedicated to St Mary | |
Stromness Baptist Church | Stromness | [18] | Independent | ||
Moncur Memorial Church, Stronsay | Stronsay | Church of Scotland[2] | |||
Westray Church of Scotland | Westray | Church of Scotland[11] | Shares a minister with Papa Westray. United with Westray UFC 2005 | ||
Westray Baptist Church | Westray (Pierowall) | [19] | Independent | ||
Jehovah's Witnesses | Kirkwall | Jehovah's Witnesses | 30 Mill St., Kirkwall KW15 1NL, UK |
Defunct churches
Name | Civil parish (settlement) | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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St Magnus, Birsay | Birsay & Harray | Medieval | 1996[20] | Church of Scotland | Rebuilt 1664[21] |
Birsay (Twatt) Church of Scotland | Birsay & Harray | 1875 | 2008[12] | Church of Scotland | |
St Michael's, Harray | Birsay & Harray | 1836 | 2010s[22] | Church of Scotland | |
Cross Church of Scotland | Cross & Burness | Church of Scotland | Ruins remain[23] | ||
St Columba's, Burness | Cross & Burness | Church of Scotland | Now vanished but burial ground remains[24] | ||
Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm | Holm | 1942-43 | Roman Catholic | Built by Italian prisoners of war; still in occasional use | |
Graemsay Kirk | Hoy & Graemsay | C19th | Church of Scotland | No longer in use[25] | |
St Olaf's Kirk, Kirkwall | Kirkwall & St Ola | Medieval | Church of Scotland | Ruins remain[26] | |
Eynhallow Church | Medieval | pre C16th | Ruins only | ||
Lady Kirk, Sanday | Lady (on Sanday) | Church of Scotland | Most recent building 1773. Ruined[27] | ||
Orphir Round Church | Orphir | Medieval | C18th | Ruins only | |
St Boniface, Papa Westray | Papa Westray | Medieval | 1929 | Church of Scotland | Original CoS building; redundant when CoS, UFC congregations merged[28] |
St Magnus, Egilsay | Rousay & Egilsay | Medieval | Church of Scotland | Ruins only | |
Deerness Church of Scotland | St Andrews & Deerness | 1829[29] | Church of Scotland | ||
St Andrews Church of Scotland | St Andrews & Deerness (Tankerness) | 1801[30] | Church of Scotland | ||
St Peter, Sandwick | Sandwick | 1670 | 1960s | Church of Scotland | Current building 1836-1837. Scottish Redundant Churches Trust 1998[31] |
Sandwick United Free Church | Sandwick | 1836 | 2008 | Church of Scotland | Joined CoS in 1929. Sold 2008, along with Birsay & Harray churches[12] |
St Lawrence's, Burray | South Ronaldsay (Burray) | Roofless ruin[32] | |||
St Columba's, South Walls | South Walls & Flotta | 1832 | Church of Scotland | Active in 2002 listing but not listed on Orkney Presbytery's website | |
Stenness Parish Church | Stenness | Medieval | 2000s | Church of Scotland | Rebuilt 1760, 1774. Recently sold[33] |
Lady Kirk, Westray | Westray (Pierowall) | Medieval | Rebuilt 1674. Ruins only | ||
Westside Church | Westray (Tuquoy) | Ruins only |
Citations
- ^ Crawford, Barbara E. "Orkney in the Middle Ages" in Omand (2003) p. 69-70
- ^ a b c d e f "Presbytery of Orkney | Church Links". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ a b c d "Evie, Firth, Rendall and Rousay Churches | Home". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "East Mainland Church". www.eastmainlandchurch.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney". www.stmagnus.org. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Kirkwall East Church | Home". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Home". www.stolafs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Kirkwall Baptist Church". www.kirkwallbaptistchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Our Lady & St Joseph, Kirkwall". www.catholicchurchorkney.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Orphir and Stenness Churches | WELCOME". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ a b "Westray and Papay Parish Kirks | Home". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ a b c "Milestone Community Church | Parish Profile". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Welcome to Milestone Community Church". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Orkney – United Free Church of Scotland". ufcos.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "South Ronaldsay and Burray Church | Home". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Stromness Church of Scotland | Home". www.orkneycommunities.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "St Mary-the-Virgin Church,: Stromness". stmarysstromness.aodiocese.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Stromness Baptist Church". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Welcome - Westray Baptist Church". www.westraybaptist.org. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Birsay Heritage Trust - Main Details". www.birsay.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ https://www.stmagnusway.com/resources/st-magnus-church-birsay-historical-information_document
- ^ "St Michael's Church, Harray, Orkney Islands, KW17 2LD - Novaloca.com". www.novaloca.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Sanday, Cross Parish Church | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Sanday, St Columba's Church | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Graemsay Kirk, Hoy And Graemsay, Orkney Islands". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Orkneyjar - St Olaf's Kirk, Kirkwall". www.orkneyjar.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ info@undiscoveredscotland.co.uk, Undiscovered Scotland. "Lady Kirk, Sanday, Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Geograph:: St Boniface Kirk, Papa Westray (C) Lis Burke". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Deerness Parish Church - St Andrews and Deerness, Orkney - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". www.scottishchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "St Andrews Parish Church (North Church) - St Andrews and Deerness, Orkney - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". www.scottishchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ Administrator. "St Peter's Kirk, Skaill". www.srct.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Saints in Scottish Place-Names - St Lawrence's Church, S. Ronaldsay (Burray)". saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Check out this commercial property on Rightmove!". Rightmove.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
References
- Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland: An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-0641-2
- Omand, Donald (ed.) (2003) The Orkney Book. Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-254-9
Further reading
- Craven, James Brown (c. 1890). History of the Church in Orkney. W. Peace & Son.
External links
Media related to Churches in the Orkney Islands at Wikimedia Commons (contains photographs of several churches)