What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Ronaldsay, St Peters Church as Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Peter’s Church on South Ronaldsay is associated with early Christian tradition in the Orkney Islands and may have been an important religious site during the medieval period. The presence of a Pictish symbol stone nearby suggests a possible link to pre-Christian or early Christian ritual practices in the area.
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Places near here
South Ronaldsay, Kirkhouse Point, St Peter's ChurchyardBurial Ground (post Medieval) · 1 yd
South Ronaldsay, St Peter's ChurchChurch (17th Century) (1642) · 4 yd
South Ronaldsay, Kirkhouse PointBuilding (period Unassigned), Naust(s) (period Unassigned), Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Wall(s) (period Unassigned) · 66 yd
Newark BayVisitor information · 92 yd
South Ronaldsay, KirkhouseCist (period Unassigned)(possible) · 142 yd
Pool of ClettsBay · 319 yd
Manse BayBay · 1023 yd
Vensilly HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Newton, with Ward Hill in the backgroundMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Ward HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
South Ronaldsay War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi