What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Orphir, St Nicholas's Church as Burial Ground (period Unassigned), Church (12th Century), Grave Slab (period Unassigned). 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.
12th-century church with unassigned burial ground and grave slab; significant as a medieval ecclesiastical site in Orkney.
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Places near here
St Nicholas's Church (ruins) aka Orkney Round Church C12Archaeological place · 2 yd
Remains of Round Church at the Earl's Bu, OrphirChurch, cross or graveyard · 20 yd
Orphir, Earl's BuHorizontal Mill (norse), Settlement (norse) · 38 yd
Orkneyinga Saga CentreMuseum · 63 yd
Norse Water Mill at the Earl's BuVisitor information · 67 yd
Earl's Bu, OrphirBurnt Mound (prehistoric), Horizontal Mill (period Unassigned), Midden(s) (period Unassigned) · 128 yd
Grindelay from Midland HillMountain or hill · 1548 yd
Hill of MidlandMountain / peak · 1632 yd
Swanbister FarmNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1754 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Beach and coast at Swanbister bayBeach · 1.1 mi
Holm of HoutonIslet · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0