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This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Orkney council area in central Scotland .
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest".[ 1] Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type."[ 2] Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.[ 3] The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland , an executive agency of the Scottish Government , which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure.[ 3] There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A.[ 4]
The council area of Orkney comprises an archipelago of around 70 islands, including 20 inhabited islands with a total population of around 20,000. There are 26 Category A listed buildings on the islands.
Listed buildings
Name
Location
Date Listed
Grid Ref. [ note 1]
Geo-coordinates
Notes
LB Number [ note 2]
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Dennis Head Old Beacon , including remains of Keepers' Houses
North Ronaldsay
8/12/1971
HY7901255392
59°23′03″N 2°22′16″W / 59.384257°N 2.371185°W / 59.384257; -2.371185 (Dennis Head Old Beacon, including remains of Keepers' Houses )
5891
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Earl's Palace
Birsay
8/12/1971
HY2480327775
59°07′48″N 3°18′56″W / 59.130118°N 3.315579°W / 59.130118; -3.315579 (Earl's Palace )
6172
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Italian Chapel, including statue
Lamb Holm
4/6/1987
HY4876300594
58°53′23″N 2°53′27″W / 58.889619°N 2.890695°W / 58.889619; -2.890695 (Italian Chapel, including statue )
12728
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Hoy Sound High Lighthouse including Keepers' Houses, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers
Graemsay
9/12/1977
HY2680906078
58°56′08″N 3°16′24″W / 58.93567°N 3.273316°W / 58.93567; -3.273316 (Hoy Sound High Lighthouse including Keepers' Houses, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers )
12736
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St. Nicholas' Chapel and The Earls' Bu
Orphir , Mainland
8/12/1971
HY3349404429
58°55′19″N 3°09′24″W / 58.921955°N 3.156708°W / 58.921955; -3.156708 (St. Nicholas' Chapel and The Earls' Bu )
18579
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Sule Skerry Lighthouse
Sule Skerry
8/12/1971
HY6219124420
59°06′18″N 2°39′43″W / 59.104967°N 2.661834°W / 59.104967; -2.661834 (Sule Skerry Lighthouse )
18598
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Balfour Castle
Shapinsay
8/12/1971
HY4747716435
59°01′54″N 2°55′00″W / 59.031704°N 2.916772°W / 59.031704; -2.916772 (Balfour Castle )
18615
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St Magnus Church (Old Egilsay Kirk)
Egilsay
8/12/1971
HY4660930393
59°09′25″N 2°56′07″W / 59.156926°N 2.935299°W / 59.156926; -2.935299 (St Magnus Church (Old Egilsay Kirk) )
18643
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Skaill House
Skara Brae , Mainland
8/12/1971
HY2341918614
59°02′51″N 3°20′12″W / 59.047625°N 3.336549°W / 59.047625; -3.336549 (Skaill House )
18704
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Melsetter House
Hoy
8/12/1971
ND2707189360
58°47′08″N 3°15′48″W / 58.785614°N 3.263284°W / 58.785614; -3.263284 (Melsetter House )
18712
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Rysa Lodge
Hoy
9/12/1977
ND3060796227
58°50′52″N 3°12′15″W / 58.847855°N 3.204269°W / 58.847855; -3.204269 (Rysa Lodge )
18714
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North Kirk (St Peter's) and Kirkyard
South Ronaldsay
8/12/1971
ND4707190844
58°48′07″N 2°55′04″W / 58.801864°N 2.917727°W / 58.801864; -2.917727 (North Kirk (St Peter's) and Kirkyard )
18718
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Pentland Skerries Lighthouses
Muckle Skerry
8/12/1971
ND4649678415
58°41′25″N 2°55′29″W / 58.690186°N 2.924709°W / 58.690186; -2.924709 (Pentland Skerries Lighthouses )
18728
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Noltland Castle
Westray
8/12/1971
HY4294448695
59°19′15″N 3°00′15″W / 59.320776°N 3.004192°W / 59.320776; -3.004192 (Noltland Castle )
18735
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Hall of Clestrain
Orphir , Mainland
8/12/1971
HY2965807329
58°56′51″N 3°13′27″W / 58.94738°N 3.224231°W / 58.94738; -3.224231 (Hall of Clestrain )
19892
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Sandwick Kirk (St. Peter's)
Sandwick , Mainland
9/12/1977
HY2345419874
59°03′32″N 3°20′11″W / 59.058943°N 3.336379°W / 59.058943; -3.336379 (Sandwick Kirk (St. Peter's) )
19904
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St Magnus Cathedral
Kirkwall , Broad Street
8/12/1971
HY4492110872
58°58′53″N 2°57′36″W / 58.981431°N 2.959903°W / 58.981431; -2.959903 (St Magnus Cathedral )
36668
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Orkney Museum
Kirkwall , Broad Street
8/12/1971
HY4485010869
58°58′53″N 2°57′40″W / 58.981395°N 2.961137°W / 58.981395; -2.961137 (Orkney Museum )
36677
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Bishop's Palace
Kirkwall , Palace Road
8/12/1971
HY4492510807
58°58′51″N 2°57′35″W / 58.980848°N 2.959817°W / 58.980848; -2.959817 (Bishop's Palace )
36682
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Earl's Palace
Kirkwall , Palace Road
8/12/1971
HY4497810772
58°58′50″N 2°57′32″W / 58.98054°N 2.958886°W / 58.98054; -2.958886 (Earl's Palace )
36685
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Sheep Dyke and associated punds
North Ronaldsay
16/9/1999
HY7649954021
59°22′19″N 2°24′55″W / 59.371812°N 2.415267°W / 59.371812; -2.415267 (Sheep Dyke and associated punds )
46400
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Melsetter House , Chapel
Hoy
8/12/1971
ND2703589349
58°47′08″N 3°15′50″W / 58.78551°N 3.263903°W / 58.78551; -3.263903 (Melsetter House, Chapel )
48359
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Melsetter House , Kitchen Garden including Tea-House and Doocot, Rookery Walls and Gatepiers
Hoy
8/12/1971
ND2703689273
58°47′05″N 3°15′50″W / 58.784827°N 3.263861°W / 58.784827; -3.263861 (Melsetter House, Kitchen Garden including Tea-House and Doocot, Rookery Walls and Gatepiers )
48362
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Scapa Flow Visitor Centre , former Steam Pumping Station and Oil Storage Tank
Hoy
21/7/2006
ND3101294647
58°50′01″N 3°11′48″W / 58.833734°N 3.196763°W / 58.833734; -3.196763 (Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, former Steam Pumping Station and Oil Storage Tank )
50533
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Churchill Barrier No 3 Glimps Holm to Burray[ 5]
Glimps Holm to Burray
18/11/2016
52392
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Churchill Barrier No 4 Burray to South Ronaldsay[ 6]
Burray to South Ronaldsay
18/11/2016
52417
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Notes
References
^ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings (PDF) . Historic Scotland. 2009. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-84917-013-0 . Retrieved 2010-05-05 .
^ "What is Listing?" . Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2010-05-05 .
^ a b Scottish Historic Environment Policy (PDF) . Historic Scotland. October 2008. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-84917-002-4 . Retrieved 2010-05-05 .
^ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings , p. 17.
^ "Churchill Barrier No 3, Glimps Holm to Burray, excluding concrete edge beam, crash barriers, and modern road surfacing, Orkney Islands" . Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2016 .
^ "Churchill Barrier No 4, Burray to South Ronaldsay, excluding concrete edge beam, crash barriers, modern road surfacing, car parking area and toilet block to northeast, Orkney Islands Islands" . Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2016 .
External links
Media related to Category A listed buildings in the Orkney Islands at Wikimedia Commons