Skaill Church, Orkney Mainland

A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.

Skaill Church, Orkney Mainland, was built in the 15th century by the local community, likely under the patronage of the Maclagan family, who were prominent in the area. The church is dedicated to St Nicholas and is a simple, single-cell structure in the late medieval style; it is significant as one of the best-preserved small parish churches in Orkney and reflects the region's ecclesiastical architecture of the period.