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Field Visit

Date 1998

Event ID 639172

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/639172

Lady Kirk, built in the 13th C, was extensively restored in the 17th C and is now ruinous. The nave was originally 14.5m long by 5.8m wide but was later widened by 0.5m. Because of the restoration, the church is of a very irregular rectangular plan and the chancel is out of alignement with the nave. The church is surrounded by a graveyard which contains several interesting slabs of 18th C date. It also contains a large grass-covered mound which may cover further structural remains. Two carved grave slabs of 17th C date are set into the interior walls of the church and are protected by glass screens. This served as the parish church and graveyard and remained in use until 1879. It is probable that there was an earlier church either on the same spot or nearby; the Orkneyinga Saga relates that Rognvald went to church at Pierowall at the start of his campaign to subjugate Orkney in 1136.

Moore and Wilson, 1998

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