
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hoy, Longhope, Parish Church of St Columba as Church (19th Century) (1832), War Memorial (20th 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 Columba, associated with the parish church in Longhope, is a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland, particularly on the island of Iona. His name is often linked with sites of spiritual and healing significance across the Highlands and Islands.
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Places near here
Green Hill BrochArchaeological place · 319 yd
LonghopeJetty (post Medieval) · 452 yd
South Walls, Longhope Pier, BeaconBeacon (period Unassigned) · 893 yd
Hill of Wards Gun BatteryMountain or hill · 1067 yd
Hill of Wards Gun SiteMountain or hill · 1209 yd
South Walls, LonghopeMilitary Camp (20th Century) · 1231 yd
Longhope Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
R.N. Graves Kirkhope CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.6 mi
Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.6 mi
The BatteryHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1.6 miOther information
Photo: Andrew Riley · CC BY-SA 2.0