🗿To discover4 places
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St Magnus Cathedral
Kirkwall
Begun in 1137 in red and yellow sandstone, Britain’s northernmost cathedral. Free entry.
Official websitestmagnus.org→🎨
Italian Chapel
Lamb Holm
A chapel created in 1943 by Italian prisoners of war inside two huts, by the Churchill Barriers.
Orkney.comorkney.com→🪨
Maeshowe
Stenness
A Neolithic chambered tomb covered in Viking graffiti; guided tours only, booking advised.
Historic Environment Scotlandhistoricenvironment.scot→🏺
Orkney Museum
Kirkwall
Orkney’s story from prehistory to the Vikings, in an old house on Broad Street. Free entry.
Official websiteorkneymuseums.co.uk→