Kirkwall, Castle

Also known as

Kirkwall, King's Castle; Castle Of Kirkway

Classifications: Castle(Medieval)

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Location Details

Local authority: Orkney Islands

Parish: Kirkwall And St Ola

Former region: Orkney Islands Area

Former district: Orkney

Former county: Orkney

Location accurate to the nearest 10 metres.

British National Grid (BNG) Coordinates: 344890, 1010970

Ordnance Survey (OS) National Grid Reference: HY 4489 1097

Latitude: 58.98231Longitude: -2.96047

Datum: OSGB36 - NGR

Further details

Site number: HY41SW 17

National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) ID: 2525

Kirkwall, Castle, HY41SW 17, Ordnance Survey index card, Rec

Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

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Kirkwall, Castle, HY41SW 17, Ordnance Survey index card, pag

Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

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Kirkwall, Castle, HY41SW 17, Ordnance Survey index card, pag

Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

19582341634

Plan of town showing siting of St Ola's church, Cathedral, B

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

19302182124

Albert Street looking towards crossroads with Broad Street a

Records of SUAT Ltd, archaeologists, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

19781870648

Albert Street looking towards Harbour.

Records of SUAT Ltd, archaeologists, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

19781870647

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