
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Birsay, Cleatfurrows, St Magnus' Church as Church (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Magnus is a historically significant saint in Orkney, where he was a 12th-century bishop and martyr, traditionally associated with the conversion of the Norse to Christianity. His cult spread widely across northern Scotland, and holy wells or sites linked to him often relate to cures for ailments and protection from harm.
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Places near here
Birsay, Earl's PalacePin (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 45 yd
St. Magnus Church, BirsayChurch, cross or graveyard · 47 yd
Birsay VillageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 68 yd
Earl's PalaceCastle · 88 yd
North east tower of Earl's PalaceCastle, fort or tower · 103 yd
Point of SnusanMidden (period Unassigned)(possible) · 395 yd
Mount MiseryNatural Feature (period Unknown), Lithic Implement(s) (stone)(period Unassigned) · 430 yd
Skiba GeoBay · 780 yd
Point of BuckquoyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 816 yd
Brough of Birsay LighthouseVisitor information · 906 yd
Rock and cliff feature at Brough of BirsayCliff or headland · 1305 yd
Shags and their young in cliff cave at Brough of BirsayCave · 1493 ydOther information
Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0