Publication Account
Date 1996
Event ID 1016311
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1016311
There are traces of the medieval fabric in the walls of this church, but most of the visible structure was built in the late 17th century, and the date of 1674 is carved on the south skewput (the lowest stone at eaves level) of the east gable. The nave was realigned, somewhat wider than before, and the chancel was replaced by a laird 's aisle, the whole structure di stinctly canted. The west gable is stopped by a 'birdcage' bellcote with a ball finial. Within the laird 's aisle are two 17th-century tombstones with exceptionally fine lettering, one of which has the emblems of mortality carved in high relief and an effective chequered margin.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: Orkney’, (1996).
