St Mary's Church, Rousay ORK

Grid reference

HY 373 301 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

337300 103010

Latitude

59.15346333602545

Longitude

-3.0963603776173056

Altitude (metres)

5

County

Orkney

Nearby places

Rousay & Egilsay, parish, aka Rousay (ORK) (0 miles)

Marywell (Rousay), Rousay & Egilsay (0.09 miles)

Eynhallow, Rousay (1.07 miles)

Evie, former parish, Evie & Rendall (2.39 miles)

Peter's Kirk, Evie, Evie & Rendall ORK (2.42 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

This must be the place referred to by OSA vii, 336 (1793): 'There is a small church, about five miles from the manse, dedicated to our Lady. 'NMRS records that it is also referred to as 'Swandro Church', 'Westside Church', 'Westness Church' or 'Skaill Church'. These are the remains of the former parish kirk, apparently built on medieval foundations, abandoned in 1815 (NMRS).

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/

Relationships with other parishes

Within Rousay & Egilsay, parish, aka Rousay (ORK)

Within Rousay & Egilsay, parish, aka Rousay (ORK)

Relationships with other places

Adjacent Marywell (Rousay), Rousay & Egilsay