St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall is a cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is on the official list as a category A listed building. A short trip away is Earl's Palace, 100 m off, the first of 10 within 15 km.
Cathedral in Kirkwall
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#177 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Kirkwall
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall is inside Kirkwall’s locality, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Kirkwall has 186 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
In Kirkwall, July and August are the warmest, at 17°C in the afternoon.
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
Articles on it exist in 22 languages.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 22 languages
- Town
- in Kirkwall
- Official site
- stmagnus.org
Finding St Magnus Cathedral
Orange shows St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kirkwall’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns close to St Magnus Cathedral
From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Kirkwall
Places to add to St Magnus Cathedral
Choose from 10 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 attractions.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEarl's Palace100 m away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBishop's Palace100 m away3
MuseumOrkney Museum100 m away4
MuseumOrkney Wireless Museum300 m away5
Historic houseBalfour Castle6.1 km away6AttractionAttractionHighland Park Distillery1.4 km away7AttractionAttractionScapa Distillery2.5 km away8MuseumMuseumShapinsay Heritage Centre6.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to St Magnus Cathedral
Where is St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall?
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall is in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, inside the town’s locality.
What is St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall?
Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
When is the best time to visit St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirkwall, with afternoon highs of 17–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall?
Within 15 km: Earl's Palace (100 m), Bishop's Palace (100 m), Orkney Museum (100 m) and Orkney Wireless Museum (300 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl's Palace: Van de Beek at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop's Palace: Van de Beek at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orkney Museum: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orkney Wireless Museum: G J Coyne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balfour Castle: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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