Historic churches · Scottish Islands
St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness
St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-islands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB18628). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 18/10/1977 Supplementary Information Updated 30/03/1998 Local Authority Shetland Islands Planning Authority Shetland Islands Parish Walls And Sandness NGR HU 19137 57642 Coordinates 419137, 1157642 — 1792. 2 x 1-bay symmetrical hall church. Harled walls. Hoppered 9-pane timber windows flanking centre of S elevation. Cement-rendered infill to door centred in E gable; pointed-arched opening in gabled stugged ashlar bellcote at gablehead. 2-bay N elevation with 9-pane timber window in bay to right, modern 2-leaf doors inserted in bay to left. Border-glazed stained glazing to pointed-arched windows in 2-bay W gable. Purple-grey slate roof with harled skew copes. GRAVEYARD WALL: harl-pointed battered rubble wall with semicircular rubble cope enclosing graveyard to S; enclosures with cast-iron railings flanking church to E and W; square rubble gatepiers with pyramidal caps to vehicular and pedestrian gateways at SE corner. — Currently disused (1996). There is a stone on the east gable inscribed 'Fear God 1645'.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard is a church located in Sandness, on the Shetland Islands. It is designated as a category B listed building, recognising its historical and architectural significance.
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- Coordinates
- 60.3025, -1.6556
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9PL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q17853446 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness?
- St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9PL).
- Is St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness a listed building?
- St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness free to visit?
- Yes, St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Margaret's Kirk and Graveyard, Sandness?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9PL. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.