View of tower from East NE.
O 167
Description View of tower from East NE.
Date c. 1929
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number O 167
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 793779
Scope and Content Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, from east-north-east The tower, at the north-west corner of the palace, was added around 1550 by Bishop Robert Reid. The tower, known as the 'Moosie Tooer', is built from flagstone rubble and has many embrasures, or openings, for weapons at all levels. At the top of the tower there is a double row of corbels, above which there is a parapet, or protecting wall. Inside the parapet is a rectangular room, or cap-house. The space between the cap-house and the parapet would originally have been roofed, which is very unusual. The Bishop's Palace is the oldest surviving example of domestic architecture in Kirkwall. It was begun in the 12th century, but was in ruins by 1320. It was reconstructed between 1541 and 1558. Alterations were made in 1600, but after 1614 it is likely the building was left to become a ruin. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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