St Magnus Cathedral

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cathedral medieval church building tourist attraction

St Magnus Cathedral is a prominent medieval sandstone cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, renowned as one of Scotland’s finest and best-preserved examples of Norman architecture.

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Label	Occurrences
St Magnus Cathedral canonical	5

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cathedral ⓘ medieval church building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Norman architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
builtToHonor	Saint Magnus Erlendsson NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionBegan	1137 ⓘ
containsRelicsOf	Saint Magnus Erlendsson NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Magnus Erlendsson NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Presbyterianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
diocese	former Diocese of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ
floorPlanType	cruciform plan ⓘ
foundedBy	Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ
founder	Saint Rognvald NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	parish church ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
governingBody	Orkney Islands Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	apse ⓘ central crossing tower ⓘ choir ⓘ nave ⓘ transepts ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Category A listed building ⓘ
locatedIn	Kirkwall NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney Islands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
management	Orkney Islands Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	red sandstone ⓘ yellow sandstone ⓘ
name	St Magnus Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname	The Light of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	Norman architectural features ⓘ Romanesque arches ⓘ carved stonework ⓘ role in Orkney’s Norse heritage ⓘ stone vaulting ⓘ tower and spire ⓘ well-preserved medieval fabric ⓘ
ownedBy	The People of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ
previousDenomination	Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Northern Isles of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	major landmark of Kirkwall ⓘ one of Scotland’s best-preserved medieval cathedrals ⓘ
usedFor	civic events ⓘ concerts ⓘ religious services ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kirkwall → hasLandmark → St Magnus Cathedral ⓘ

Kirkwall → hasReligiousBuilding → St Magnus Cathedral ⓘ

Kirkwall → hasTourismAttraction → St Magnus Cathedral ⓘ

Earldom of Orkney → religiousCenter → St Magnus Cathedral ⓘ

Earl of Orkney → associatedWithBuilding → St Magnus Cathedral ⓘ