Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is an episcopal palace in Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Earl's Palace, Kirkwall, 0.1 mi away. It is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall at a glance
Type
Episcopal palace
Cared for by
Historic Environment Scotland
Heritage status
scheduled monument
category A listed building
Nearest castle
Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
0.1 mi away
About Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall
The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It housed the cathedral's first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic Church who took his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim).
From the Wikipedia article on Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall sits at 58.9803, -2.9569 in Orkney Islands. The closest other castles are Earl's Palace, Kirkwall (0.1 mi), Kirkwall Castle (0.2 mi) and Earl's Palace, Birsay (17 mi). Orkney Islands has 5 castles in all.
