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St. Olaf's Church is a medieval church situated approximately 500 metres north of Wick in Shetland, Scotland. The site comprises the ruined church structure itself along with an associated burial ground enclosed by a stone wall, which contains a number of historical tombstones. The church is dedicated to Saint Olaf, the Norwegian king and saint, reflecting the Norse heritage of Shetland's medieval period. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents an important example of ecclesiastical provision in the islands during this era.
St. Olaf's Church, church, enclosure and tombstones, 500m N of Wick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2097. View the official record →
St. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2097.
St. Olaf's Church, church, enclosure and tombstones, 500m N of Wick dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church, enclosure and tombstones, 500m n of wick. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St. Olaf's Church, church, enclosure and tombstones, 500m N of Wick is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Snabrough, broch, burnt mound and settlements, Unst (1.4 km), Loomi Shun, homestead S of Sevdale, Unst (1.7 km), Snarravoe, township and field system, Unst (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of St. Olaf's Church, church, enclosure and tombstones, 500m N of Wick's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St. Olaf's Church, church, enclosure and tombstones, 500m N of Wick stands on Sedimentary; Sedimentary: undivided, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is sandstone, conglomerate, limestone, locally shale, volcanic rocks, phyllite, mica schist, quartzite, tillite; Northern Europe, Caledonian Orogen (Northern Europe, undivided); Orogen, fold-thrust belt, folded region; Sigmond, 2002; Solli, unpublished compilation, 2007-08.