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Abstract
St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall is one of the most iconic buildings in Orkney. Built from striking red
and yellow sandstone, it was part of the Norwegian church when it was first constituted in 1137 and is the only wholly medieval cathedral surviving in Scotland. Inspired by surveys of medieval
church graffiti elsewhere in the UK such as the Norfolk Medieval Graffiti project – the St Magnus
Graffiti Project was born in 2019. During 2019/20, archaeologists from the Orkney Research Centre
for Archaeology (ORCA) and University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) trained and assisted volunteers to undertake survey work in the cathedral.
and yellow sandstone, it was part of the Norwegian church when it was first constituted in 1137 and is the only wholly medieval cathedral surviving in Scotland. Inspired by surveys of medieval
church graffiti elsewhere in the UK such as the Norfolk Medieval Graffiti project – the St Magnus
Graffiti Project was born in 2019. During 2019/20, archaeologists from the Orkney Research Centre
for Archaeology (ORCA) and University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) trained and assisted volunteers to undertake survey work in the cathedral.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 21 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Specialist publication | Celebrating Archaeology in Scotland 2021 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- Archaeology
- Orkney
- Graffiti
- St Magnus Cathedral
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“St Magnus Graffiti Project”
Antonia Thomas (Speaker)
26 May 2021Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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St Magnus Graffiti Project
Antonia Thomas (Speaker) & Fran Flett Hollinrake (Speaker)
23 Jan 2020Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk