Orphir Round Church

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Orphir Round Church is a rare surviving example of a medieval circular church in Orkney, Scotland, believed to date from the 12th century and associated with Norse influence in the region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Orphir Parish Church 1
Orphir Round Church canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval church ⓘ
round church ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
adjacentTo Earl’s Bu, Orphir ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Earl Haakon Paulsson ⓘ
Norse earls of Orkney ⓘ
constructionTechnique rubble masonry ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinatesApprox 58.94°N 3.07°W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
denomination medieval Catholic Church ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
estimatedConstructionDate circa 1100s ⓘ
floorPlanType round church plan ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalInterest yes ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility Orkneyinga Saga Centre ⓘ
hasPart apsidal chancel ⓘ
curved nave ⓘ
heritageDesignation Scheduled monument ⓘ
inception 12th century ⓘ
influencedBy Crusader-period round churches ⓘ
Norse culture ⓘ
locatedIn Mainland, Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Mainland

Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Islands

Orphir ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
mentionedIn Orkneyinga Saga ⓘ
linked to: Orkneyinga saga
notableFor association with Norse earldom of Orkney ⓘ
being one of the few surviving medieval round churches in Scotland ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
region Northern Isles ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Christianity ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor Christian worship (historical) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orphir → hasHistoricSite → Orphir Round Church ⓘ
Orphir → hasParishChurch → Orphir Parish Church ⓘ
linked to: Orphir Round Church