St Mary's Chapel
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chapel, ruins, Medieval / Middle Ages
In the centre of the island is the roofless, but largely complete, twelfth century St Mary's Chapel. Its architecture is Romanesque and demonstrates that the Norsemen, best known for their Viking raids, also had a cosmopolitan cultural influence. It has been partly restored
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyre,_Orkney#St_Mary.27s_Chapel
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 59°7'10"N 2°58'29"W
- Uppertown 50 km
- Former RAF Tain AB 156 km
- Slaggan Ruins 207 km
- Antonine Wall (section) 352 km
- Cammo Estate 352 km
- Antonine Wall 355 km
- Antonine Wall at Croy Hill 356 km
- Antonine Wall 358 km
- Remains of Royal Ordnance Factory 369 km
- Kaldaðarnes 1099 km
- Rousay 6 km
- Shapinsay 10 km
- Orkney Islands (Mainland) 12 km
- Eday Island 14 km
- Westray 19 km
- Scapa Flow 26 km
- Gutter Sound 27 km
- Burray 29 km
- Hoy 35 km
- South Ronaldsay 37 km