24 May 2013 - FRIDAY - exploring the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall & the Southern Isles

Orkney Storyfest



STMAGNUSCATHEDRAL

The Cathedral was built as a shrine to the martyred Earl of Orkney, St. Magnus Erlendsen


StMagnusInterior

Interior of the Cathedral. site of the annual Saint Magnus Festival


EarlPatrickStewartPalace

The infamous Earl of Orkney, Patrick Stewart, built his palace opposite the Cathedral


KirkwalNight

Kirkwall Harbour at night


ItalianChapel

Italian Chapel built from a Quonset hut by Italian Prisoners of War



Interior Italian chapel

Created by Italian prisoners during WWII