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Orphir Round Church
58.9219° N, -3.1567° E
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The remains of the Orphir Round Church (or Round Kirk), also St Nicholas's Church, are located in Orphir Parish on the Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It has been part of a scheduled monument since 2014.
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Construction (approx.)
late 11th–early 12th century
Norse horizontal watermill
11th century
Haakon Paulsson rules as Earl
1103–1123
Haakon takes sole power
1117
Major demolition for new parish kirk
1757
Scheduled monument designation
2014
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