View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay

Title

View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay

Subject

Church

Description

St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated by a damaged skull found in a hidden cavity in St Magnus Cathedral in the early twentieth century. The church has a distinctive round tower, more typical of Irish churches.

Creator

The Orkney Project / Michael Hart

Source

http://www.orkneyproject.org/

Publisher

The Orkney Project / University of Oxford

Date

2013

Contributor

The Orkney Project

Rights

(c) The Orkney Project / Michael Hart. Public Domain

Format

jpg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/657

Coverage

Scotland
Orkney
Medieval

Files

Michael's Photo 2.JPG

Geolocation

Social Bookmarking

Comments

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