Kirkwall / Kirkjuvágr

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view of basin - detail

Scene Description: one of the angels on the modern font

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view of church exterior - south view

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view of church exterior - west façade

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view of church exterior - west portal

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Scene Description: the round object at the bottom-left corner is the top of the font

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the modern font [cf. FontNotes]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 19460KIR
Church/Chapel: St. Magnus Cathedral
Church Patron Saints: St. Magnus Erlendsson
Church Location: Broad St., Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NX, Scotland, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1856 874894
Country Name: Scotland
Location: Orkney, Orkney
Directions to Site: Located on the northern coast of Mainland Orkney
Date: ca. 1137?
Century and Period: 12th century, Medieval
Church Notes: original church started 1137 by Viking Earl Rognvald -- It is owned not by the church, but by the burgh of Kirkwall as a result of an act of King James III of Scotland following Orkney's annexation by the Scottish Crown in 1468
The present font, located at the west end of the nave, is modern. [NB: we have no information on the font of the original 12th-century church here]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 58.982222, -2.958889
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 58° 58′ 56″ N, 2° 57′ 32″ W
UTM: 30V 502363 6538073