What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kirkwall, St Ola's Church as Hogback Stone (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Ola's Church in Kirkwall is associated with St Ola (or Olaf), a 10th-century Irish monk and martyr venerated in Orkney. The hogback stone, an early medieval carved monument, reflects Norse and Celtic artistic influences and may commemorate a local Christian tradition or a saintly figure linked to the region's conversion to Christianity.
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Places near here
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Kirkwall, 34 Albert StreetShop (19th Century), Tenement (19th Century) · 67 yd
Kirkwall, Harbour Street, St Ola HotelInscribed Stone(s) (period Unknown) · 128 yd
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Kirkwall and St. Ola War MemorialMemorial · 227 yd
Town HallMuseum · 263 yd
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