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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Kirkwall, Mainland
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p>Free tours of the Upper Levels (normal cost £7.75) on Saturday 3 September 2016 ONLY</p><p>3 tours, each lasting 2 hours. 6 places on each tour. TOURS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE; participants need to be able to climb stairs and negotiate confined spaces, AND MUST BE AGED 12 YRS OR OVER.</p><p>Please telephone for details 01856 874894</p>
OpeningTime1
9 am to 6 pm
OpeningDate1
4/9/2016
OpeningTime2
1 pm to 6 pm
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
10091
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
Broad Street
Postcode
KW15 1DH
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
St Magnus Cathedral
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
orkney
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
3138
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,58.98137,-2.959424;
Description
An account of the resource
<p><span>St Magnus Cathedral, built from red and yellow sandstone, is dedicated to Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney. The foundations were laid in 1137 and it took about 300 years to build. It is a fine example of a Romano-Gothic Cathedral.</span></p><p><span>St Magnus Cathedral was founded in 1137 by Earl Rognvald, nephew of St Magnus. When first built, the cathedral was part of the Archdiocese of Nidaros (Trondheim) in Norway. Orkney became part of Scotland in 1468, and a few years later, the cathedral was given to the people of Kirkwall by the Scots king, James III. </span></p><p><span>Restoration works took place in the 1850s and again from 1913-1930 following a large bequest from Sheriff George Thoms, when the present floors, woodwork, stained glass windows and spire were installed. </span></p><p><span>The cathedral structure is constantly monitored to safeguard this beautiful building for future generations. After the Scottish Reformation in 1560 the cathedral was used for Protestant worship. Today, the cathedral belongs to the people of Orkney and is looked after by Orkney Islands Council. It has a Church of Scotland congregation, and by arrangement can be used by any Christian denomination. </span></p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1137