What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hall of Tankerness, St Andrew's Burial-ground as Burial Ground (medieval), Church (medieval). 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.
Medieval burial ground and church site; significant for its historical association with the Tankerness parish and as an example of medieval Christian funerary practice in Orkney.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Hall of TankernessFirearm(s) (19th Century) · 80 yd
Loch of TankernessFilter House (19th Century), Wind Pump (20th Century) · 532 yd
TankernessArrowhead(s) (flint)(prehistoric), Flake(s) (flint)(prehistoric) · 1000 yd
Tankerness MillGrain Mill (19th Century) · 1011 yd
Sheila Fleet Jewellery and ResturantHeritage attraction · 1622 yd
Hangie BayBay · 1.6 mi
Stem Howe Cemetery, War MemorialCemetery (post Medieval), War Memorial (first World War), War Memorial (second World War) · 1.9 mi
Beach and Deer Sound from DeernessBeach · 1.9 mi
Observation Tower, Rerwick HeadCastle, fort or tower · 2.1 mi
Foreshore at end of Halley Beach, DeernessBeach · 2.1 mi
Control Tower at Kirkwall AirportCastle, fort or tower · 2.4 mi
Captain EE Fresson MemorialMemorial · 2.7 mi