“If anywhere there exists an ecclesiastical building bearing the marks of neglect and decay, it certainly is this.” A 19thC Visit to Orkney
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https://theorkneynews.scot/2023/06/05/if-anywhere-there-exists-an-ecclesiastical-building-bearing-the-marks-of-neglect-and-decay-it-certainly-is-this-a-19thc-visit-to-orkney/

The magnificent St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, started in 1137 by the Norse Earl Rognvald to celebrate the sainthood of his uncle, Earl Magnus, who had been killed in 1117. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkwall/stmagnus/index.html

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