St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney
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A twelfth-century cathedral built during Viking times in the beautiful Orkney Islands. https://www.orkneymuseums.co.uk/our-museums/st-magnus-cathedral/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20St%20Magnus%20Cathedral&text=Built%20from%20local%20red%20and,of%20the%20Kingdom
Here’s a link to an article about the Rousay discovery: www.uhi.ac.uk/en/media/new...
Carved stone head from Skaill farm dig was an unexpected but spectacular find
A carved stone head was the last thing diggers at the UHI Archaeology Institute excavation at Skaill farm, Rousay, were expecting to unearth. But that’s exactly what happened!
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October 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Here’s a link to an article about the Rousay discovery: www.uhi.ac.uk/en/media/new...
Last year our curator wrote and delivered a talk on the cathedral's memorial to HMS Royal Oak. Here's the link if you want to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrb...
HMS Royal Oak Talk - Fran Flett Hollinrake
YouTube video by Orkney Islands Council
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October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Last year our curator wrote and delivered a talk on the cathedral's memorial to HMS Royal Oak. Here's the link if you want to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrb...
The inscription below reads: ‘I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth is laid up for me a crowne of righteousness.’
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The inscription below reads: ‘I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth is laid up for me a crowne of righteousness.’
That's beautiful🧡
October 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
That's beautiful🧡
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September 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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