Historic churches · Scottish Islands
St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness
St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
Adam Ward — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-islands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB18570). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 08/12/1971 Local Authority Orkney Islands Planning Authority Orkney Islands Parish St Andrews And Deerness NGR HY 52327 08857 Coordinates 352327, 1008857 — Possibly late 18th century to early 19th century with later additions. Small single storey, rectangular-plan burial vault within rectangular-plan walled burial ground, sited to SW of hall. VAULT: coursed rubble. Doorway with iron gate in W gable; (later) heraldic panel to gablehead above. Graded flagstone to slightly curved, pitched roof. INTERIOR: mural tablets dated 1947 and 1950. BURIAL GROUND: roughly rectangular-plan burial ground with rubble walls; stone flight to E wall with replacement iron gates; single storey rectangular-plan, crowstep-gabled store forming NE angle; harl-pointed; stone tiled roof. — The vault it is the burial place of the Baikie family to whom the hall passed around 1830. Probably a remnant of the Old St Andrew's Chapel.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness is a church located in the Scottish Islands, postcode KW17. It is designated as a category B listed building, reflecting its architectural and historical significance.
AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.
- Coordinates
- 58.9642, -2.8306
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q17828548 (CC0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Former fishing station and curing building C19
Former fishing station and curing building C19 — a archaeological in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
📷 5Piers · Scottish Islands
Pier, Fishing Station, Hall of Tankerness, Tankerness
Pier, Fishing Station, Hall of Tankerness, Tankerness — category B listed building-listed pier in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Palaces · Scottish Islands
Ancilliary Building, Old St Andrews Manse, Tankerness
Ancilliary Building, Old St Andrews Manse, Tankerness — palace in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Loch of Tankerness
Loch of Tankerness in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Howie of the Manse, Broch
Howie of the Manse, Broch — a archaeological in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Watermills · Scottish Islands
Tankerness Mill (19C watermill - overshot, grain)
Tankerness Mill (19C watermill - overshot, grain) is a watermill in the United Kingdom.
More places in this region
📷 3Historic churches · Scottish Islands
Balnakeil Church
Balnakeil Church — church building, ruined, in Balnakeil, Highland, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · Scottish Islands
Bressay Kirk
Bressay Kirk — church building and cemetery on Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · Scottish Islands
Cross Kirk
Cross Kirk — church, now ruined, on Esha Ness, Northmavine, Shetland Mainland, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · Scottish Islands
Dunnet Church
Dunnet Church — church building in Highland, Scotland, UK.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness?
- St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2QS).
- Is St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness a listed building?
- St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness free to visit?
- Yes, St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Andrew's Burial-Ground, Hall of Tankerness?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2QS. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.