Earl’s Palace

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Earl’s Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style mansion in Kirkwall, Orkney, built in the early 17th century for the powerful and notorious Earl Patrick Stewart.

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Earl’s Palace canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance palace
historic building
ruin
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Bishop’s Palace, Kirkwall NERFINISHED
St Magnus Cathedral NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Earl Patrick’s Palace NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Renaissance NERFINISHED
associatedWith Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED
Stewart earls of Orkney NERFINISHED
builtFor Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED
centuryOfConstruction 17th century
city Kirkwall NERFINISHED
condition ruined
constructionStart early 17th century
country Scotland
era early modern period
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalType mansion
palace
hasFeature U‑shaped plan
corner towers
great hall
inner courtyard
oriel windows
hasGarden walled garden (ruined)
hasMaterial stone
hasView Kirkwall town centre NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
Scheduled monument
historicalRegion Orkney Islands NERFINISHED
isPartOf Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED
locatedIn Kirkwall NERFINISHED
Orkney NERFINISHED
Scotland
United Kingdom
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
notableFor Renaissance domestic architecture in Scotland
association with the Stewart earls of Orkney
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Scottish Ministers NERFINISHED
region Northern Isles NERFINISHED
tourismType cultural tourism
usedAs noble residence
usedFor residence of the Earl of Orkney

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Kirkwall hasLandmark Earl’s Palace
Kirkwall hasTourismAttraction Earl’s Palace