Orphir Round Church
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Orphir Round Church is a rare surviving example of a medieval circular church in Orkney, Scotland, believed to date from the 12th century and associated with Norse influence in the region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orphir Parish Church | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval church
ⓘ
round church ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Earl’s Bu, Orphir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Earl Haakon Paulsson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse earls of Orkney ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | rubble masonry ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 58.94°N 3.07°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| denomination | medieval Catholic Church ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 1100s ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | round church plan ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalInterest | yes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Orkneyinga Saga Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apsidal chancel
ⓘ
curved nave ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Crusader-period round churches
ⓘ
Norse culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mainland, Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Orphir NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Orkneyinga Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Norse earldom of Orkney
ⓘ
being one of the few surviving medieval round churches in Scotland ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | Christian worship (historical) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Orphir Parish Church