2022

HY4410 : Earl's Palace

taken 3 years ago, near to Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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Earl's Palace
Earl's Palace
Earl's Palace

The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Today, the ruins are open to the public.
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Scheduled Monuments

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
There are about 20,000 scheduled monuments in England representing about 37,000 heritage assets. Of the tens of thousands of scheduled monuments in the UK, most are inconspicuous archaeological sites, but some are large ruins.
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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts
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HY4410, 576 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 31 July, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 January, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 4496 1076 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:58.8258N 2:57.5518W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 4494 1077
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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