Sanday, St Columba's Church
Burial Ground (Medieval) - (Modern), Church (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Sanday, St Columba's Church
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval) - (Modern), Church (Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Burness, Old Parish Church; Burness Graveyard
Canmore ID 3512
Site Number HY64SE 20
NGR HY 6717 4497
NGR Description Centred at HY 6717 4497
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3512
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Cross And Burness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY64SE 20 671 449.
The old parish church of Burness was dedicated to St Columba.
A Ross 1898; H Marwick 1923.
There is a local tradition of a church dedicated to St Columba having been in the burial ground centred at HY 671 449, but it was completely removed. The burial ground is still in use.
Visited by OS (RL) 9 July 1970.
Orkney Smr Note (June 1979)
The former parish church of Burness, dedicated to St Colm.
[R1], [R2]
Local tradition of church dedicated to St Columba, in burial
ground still in use, church completely removed. OS visit Jul 70.
The usual confusion between St Colm and St Columba. - The
strong local tradition is that the parish church of Burness was
St Columba's while the chapel on Holms of Ire was dedicated to
St Colm.
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jun 79, OR 106.
Note (1980)
St Columba's Church, Sanday HY c. 671 449 HY64SE 20
No trace remains of old parish church of Burness in graveyard which is still in use.
RCAHMS 1980
(Marwick 1923a, 26; OR 388)
