General view of elevation to street
O 650
Description General view of elevation to street
Date c. 1960
Collection Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number O 650
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 793804
Scope and Content Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands This is the east wall of the palace. To the far right is the 'Moosie Tooer', added by Bishop Robert Reid in 1550. Much of the east wall has been rebuilt, including the round-arched opening in the centre of the image. At the far left is the south end of the palace which was added around 1600 by Earl Patrick Stewart. At the south end, above two round arches, the projecting base of an oriel window can be seen, supported on corbels. Today the Bishop's Palace consists of the remains of a large hall and the 'Moosie Tooer', but when it was built there was also a chapel and two large square towers, one of which was known as the 'Mense Tower'. 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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