What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Yell, Kirk of Ness, St Olaf's Church as Burial Ground (medieval), Church (12th 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.
Medieval burial ground associated with a 12th-century church; significant as a religious and funerary site in the Norse-influenced medieval period of Shetland.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Shetland, Yell, Haa of HoullandEnclosure (post Medieval), Farmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval) · 542 yd
Breckon BeachBeach / strand · 591 yd
Yell, Sands of BreckonNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 704 yd
Birrier StackIslet · 805 yd
Yell, BreckonHorizontal Mill (period Unassigned) · 891 yd
Bay of BroughBay · 1005 yd
Yell, PapilStructure (period Unassigned) · 1405 yd
Outsta NessIslet · 1508 yd
PapilFarmstead (period Unassigned), Naust (21st Century) · 1529 yd
Papil BayBay · 1.2 mi
ScordabackMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Hill of BakkanaleeMountain / peak · 2.2 mi