St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall

cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
Church cathedral Q732112
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St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall

Summary

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall is a cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (933 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's religion is recorded as Church of Scotland[3].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's instance of is recorded as cathedral[5].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[6].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall is made of sandstone[7].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's Commons category is recorded as St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall[8].
  • 1137 marks the founding of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall[9].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's OS grid reference is recorded as HY4492110872[10].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.9814, 'lon': -2.9599}[11].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's located on street is recorded as Broad Street[12].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's dedicated to is recorded as Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney[13].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's official website is recorded as http://www.stmagnus.org/[14].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[15].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's category for people buried here is recorded as Category:Burials at St Magnus Cathedral[16].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's associated electoral district is recorded as Orkney and Shetland[17].
  • St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's historic county is recorded as Orkney Islands[18].

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Geography

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Designation and Status

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall's instance of is recorded as cathedral[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[15]. Its religion is recorded as Church of Scotland[3].

History and Context

1137 marks the founding of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall[9].

Why It Matters

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall ranks in the top 3% of cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (933 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Chalmd · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district Orkney and Shetland
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Kirkwall
    Official website http://www.stmagnus.org/
    Religion or worldview Church of Scotland
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: b4b715e7-c618-4059-923b-e113e4d5eb43, Adding BBC Things ID"
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