Overview
Harray, St Michael's Church is recorded as Buried Land Surface (prehistoric)(possible), Ditch (period Unassigned)(possible), Midden (prehistoric)(possible), Structure (period Unassigned) in Scotland Orkney Islands. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Harray, St Michael's Church as Buried Land Surface (prehistoric)(possible), Ditch (period Unassigned)(possible), Midden (prehistoric)(possible), Structure (period Unassigned).
Foundation and growth
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Harray, St Michael's Church as Buried Land Surface (prehistoric)(possible), Ditch (period Unassigned)(possible), Midden (prehistoric)(possible), Structure (period Unassigned).
People and events
The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.
Damage, loss and survival
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Harray, St Michael's Church matters as a recorded buried land surface (prehistoric)(possible), ditch (period unassigned)(possible), midden (prehistoric)(possible), structure (period unassigned) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Harray Churchmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Harray Parish Churchyardmemorialunder 0.1 miles
- Harray Parish War Memorialmemorialunder 0.1 miles
- Harray Kirk, Kirkyard and War Memorialmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Harray Churchyardmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Knowe of Moanmonument0.1 miles
- Farmhouse at Runasbuilding0.2 miles
- Brough, Cuppinmonument0.2 miles
- Appietown, Free Churchmonument0.3 miles
- Overkeldamonument0.3 miles
- Upper Appietownmonument0.3 miles
- Queanmonument0.3 miles
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