List of Category A listed buildings in Orkney
Orkney shown within Scotland
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Orkney council area in central Scotland.
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest".[1] Category A structures are those considered to be "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type."[2] Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.[3] The authority for listing rests with Historic Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government, which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure.[3] There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A.[4]
The council area of Orkney comprises an archipelago of around 70 islands, including 20 inhabited islands with a total population of around 20,000. There are 26 Category A listed buildings on the islands.
Listed buildings
Name |
Location |
Date Listed |
Grid Ref. [note 1] |
Geo-coordinates |
Notes |
HB Number [note 2] |
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Dennis Head Old Beacon, including remains of Keepers' Houses |
North Ronaldsay |
8/12/1971 |
HY7901255392 |
59°23′03″N 2°22′16″W / 59.384257°N 2.371185°W / 59.384257; -2.371185 (Dennis Head Old Beacon, including remains of Keepers' Houses) |
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5891 |
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Earl's Palace |
Birsay |
8/12/1971 |
HY2480327775 |
59°07′48″N 3°18′56″W / 59.130118°N 3.315579°W / 59.130118; -3.315579 (Earl's Palace) |
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6172 |
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Italian Chapel, including statue |
Lamb Holm |
4/6/1987 |
HY4876300594 |
58°53′23″N 2°53′27″W / 58.889619°N 2.890695°W / 58.889619; -2.890695 (Italian Chapel, including statue) |
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12728 |
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Hoy Sound High Lighthouse including Keepers' Houses, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers |
Graemsay |
9/12/1977 |
HY2680906078 |
58°56′08″N 3°16′24″W / 58.93567°N 3.273316°W / 58.93567; -3.273316 (Hoy Sound High Lighthouse including Keepers' Houses, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers) |
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12736 |
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St. Nicholas' Chapel and The Earls' Bu |
Orphir, Mainland |
8/12/1971 |
HY3349404429 |
58°55′19″N 3°09′24″W / 58.921955°N 3.156708°W / 58.921955; -3.156708 (St. Nicholas' Chapel and The Earls' Bu) |
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18579 |
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Sule Skerry Lighthouse |
Sule Skerry |
8/12/1971 |
HY6219124420 |
59°06′18″N 2°39′43″W / 59.104967°N 2.661834°W / 59.104967; -2.661834 (Sule Skerry Lighthouse) |
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18598 |
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Balfour Castle |
Shapinsay |
8/12/1971 |
HY4747716435 |
59°01′54″N 2°55′00″W / 59.031704°N 2.916772°W / 59.031704; -2.916772 (Balfour Castle) |
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18615 |
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St Magnus Church (Old Egilsay Kirk) |
Egilsay |
8/12/1971 |
HY4660930393 |
59°09′25″N 2°56′07″W / 59.156926°N 2.935299°W / 59.156926; -2.935299 (St Magnus Church (Old Egilsay Kirk)) |
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18643 |
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Skaill House |
Skara Brae, Mainland |
8/12/1971 |
HY2341918614 |
59°02′51″N 3°20′12″W / 59.047625°N 3.336549°W / 59.047625; -3.336549 (Skaill House) |
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18704 |
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Melsetter House |
Hoy |
8/12/1971 |
ND2707189360 |
58°47′08″N 3°15′48″W / 58.785614°N 3.263284°W / 58.785614; -3.263284 (Melsetter House) |
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18712 |
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Rysa Lodge |
Hoy |
9/12/1977 |
ND3060796227 |
58°50′52″N 3°12′15″W / 58.847855°N 3.204269°W / 58.847855; -3.204269 (Rysa Lodge) |
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18714 |
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North Kirk (St Peter's) and Kirkyard |
South Ronaldsay |
8/12/1971 |
ND4707190844 |
58°48′07″N 2°55′04″W / 58.801864°N 2.917727°W / 58.801864; -2.917727 (North Kirk (St Peter's) and Kirkyard) |
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18718 |
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Pentland Skerries Lighthouses |
Muckle Skerry |
8/12/1971 |
ND4649678415 |
58°41′25″N 2°55′29″W / 58.690186°N 2.924709°W / 58.690186; -2.924709 (Pentland Skerries Lighthouses) |
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18728 |
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Noltland Castle |
Westray |
8/12/1971 |
HY4294448695 |
59°19′15″N 3°00′15″W / 59.320776°N 3.004192°W / 59.320776; -3.004192 (Noltland Castle) |
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18735 |
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Hall of Clestrain |
Orphir, Mainland |
8/12/1971 |
HY2965807329 |
58°56′51″N 3°13′27″W / 58.94738°N 3.224231°W / 58.94738; -3.224231 (Hall of Clestrain) |
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19892 |
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Sandwick Kirk (St. Peter's) |
Sandwick, Mainland |
9/12/1977 |
HY2345419874 |
59°03′32″N 3°20′11″W / 59.058943°N 3.336379°W / 59.058943; -3.336379 (Sandwick Kirk (St. Peter's)) |
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19904 |
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St Magnus Cathedral |
Kirkwall, Broad Street |
8/12/1971 |
HY4492110872 |
58°58′53″N 2°57′36″W / 58.981431°N 2.959903°W / 58.981431; -2.959903 (St Magnus Cathedral) |
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36668 |
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Orkney Museum |
Kirkwall, Broad Street |
8/12/1971 |
HY4485010869 |
58°58′53″N 2°57′40″W / 58.981395°N 2.961137°W / 58.981395; -2.961137 (Orkney Museum) |
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36677 |
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Bishop's Palace |
Kirkwall, Palace Road |
8/12/1971 |
HY4492510807 |
58°58′51″N 2°57′35″W / 58.980848°N 2.959817°W / 58.980848; -2.959817 (Bishop's Palace) |
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36682 |
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Earl's Palace |
Kirkwall, Palace Road |
8/12/1971 |
HY4497810772 |
58°58′50″N 2°57′32″W / 58.98054°N 2.958886°W / 58.98054; -2.958886 (Earl's Palace) |
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36685 |
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Sheep Dyke and associated punds |
North Ronaldsay |
16/9/1999 |
HY7649954021 |
59°22′19″N 2°24′55″W / 59.371812°N 2.415267°W / 59.371812; -2.415267 (Sheep Dyke and associated punds) |
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46400 |
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Melsetter House, Chapel |
Hoy |
8/12/1971 |
ND2703589349 |
58°47′08″N 3°15′50″W / 58.78551°N 3.263903°W / 58.78551; -3.263903 (Melsetter House, Chapel) |
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48359 |
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Melsetter House, Kitchen Garden including Tea-House and Doocot, Rookery Walls and Gatepiers |
Hoy |
8/12/1971 |
ND2703689273 |
58°47′05″N 3°15′50″W / 58.784827°N 3.263861°W / 58.784827; -3.263861 (Melsetter House, Kitchen Garden including Tea-House and Doocot, Rookery Walls and Gatepiers) |
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48362 |
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Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, former Steam Pumping Station and Oil Storage Tank |
Hoy |
21/7/2006 |
ND3101294647 |
58°50′01″N 3°11′48″W / 58.833734°N 3.196763°W / 58.833734; -3.196763 (Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, former Steam Pumping Station and Oil Storage Tank) |
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50533 |
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Churchill Barrier No 3 Glimps Holm to Burray[5] |
Glimps Holm to Burray |
18/11/2016 |
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52392 |
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Churchill Barrier No 4 Burray to South Ronaldsay[7] |
Burray to South Ronaldsay |
18/11/2016 |
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52417 |
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Notes
References
- ↑ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings (PDF). Historic Scotland. 2009. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-84917-013-0. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "What is Listing?". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- 1 2 Scottish Historic Environment Policy (PDF). Historic Scotland. October 2008. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-84917-002-4. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ Guide to the Protection of Scotland’s Listed Buildings, p. 17.
- ↑ "Churchill Barrier No 3, Glimps Holm to Burray, excluding concrete edge beam, crash barriers, and modern road surfacing, Orkney Islands". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "Churchill Barrier No 3, Glimps Holm to Burray, excluding concrete edge beam, crash barriers, and modern road surfacing, Orkney Islands". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "Churchill Barrier No 4, Burray to South Ronaldsay, excluding concrete edge beam, crash barriers, modern road surfacing, car parking area and toilet block to northeast, Orkney Islands Islands". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "Churchill Barrier No 4, Burray to South Ronaldsay, excluding concrete edge beam, crash barriers, modern road surfacing, car parking area and toilet block to northeast, Orkney Islands Islands". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
External links
Media related to Category A listed buildings in the Orkney Islands at Wikimedia Commons