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Whalsay, Kirk Ness, Whalsay Kirk
Church (18th Century), War Memorial (20th Century)
Site Name Whalsay, Kirk Ness, Whalsay Kirk
Classification Church (18th Century), War Memorial (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Whalsay Parish Church; Whalsay & Skerries War Memorial
Canmore ID 1300
Site Number HU56NE 15
NGR HU 55511 65489
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1300
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Nesting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU56NE 15.00 55511 65489
HU56NE 15.01 c.555 654 Old Parish Church
(HU 5549 6549) RCAHMS mention the church on Kirkness under 'Sites'.
RCAHMS 1946
The present church at Kirkness, which is still in use, bears the dates 1867 and 1767 on its W and E gables respectively, but its date of erection could not be ascertained. According to local tradition it stands on the site of a pre-Reformation church.
Visited by OS (RL) 29 May 1968.
