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[03.12.2006 17:12]

Date published
Mar 2000

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St Magnus Cathedral
St Magnus Cathedral is the "most compelling sight" in Kirkwall, a "beautiful red sandstone" structure started in 1137 in honour of Earl Rognvald's uncle Magnus who was the object of a cult as his grave was meant to have "miraculous powers". Today's cathedral has been "added to over the centuries" to become the "immensely impressive building" we [more...]

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[14.01.2007 15:26]

Date published
Jan 1996

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Cathedral of St magnus
It was the Cathedral of St Magnus that helped Kirkwall reach "prominence and city-status" in the 12th century and become the "capital" of Orkney. Within "easy reach of the harbour", this is a "massive" construction of "early Norman" style and "built into the great piers" in the central bay are the remains of "both its founder and its saint". To [more...]
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