Rendall, former parish, Evie & Rendall ORK

Grid reference

HY 424 210 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

342400 102100

Latitude

59.0724679314508

Longitude

-3.0048047618984577

County

Orkney

Nearby places

St Thomas's Kirk, Rendall (0 miles)

St Mary's Kirk in Rendall (2.11 miles)

St Mary's Chapel, Wyre (3.41 miles)

Lady's Kirk, Shapinsay (Orkney) (4.03 miles)

St Nicholas's Chapel, Evie (4.6 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (non-extant in 1975)

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

NGR for St Thomas Kirk. On the site of the church of 1732 Storer excavated and found the remains of a two-chambered church (nave and chancel) of twelfth-century date (NMRS, q.v. for further discussion).

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Relationships with other parishes

Within Evie & Rendall, parish ORK

Relationships with other places

Contains St Thomas's Kirk, Rendall

Parish details

Rendall part of Evie EVX & Rendall ERL

Parish TLA

RLX

Medieval diocese

Orkney

Parish notes

It had been conjoined with Evie by 1503 (Cowan 1967, 170; Assumption 659).