Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney
Kirkwall's St Magnus Cathedral is Britain's most northerly
cathedral. The cathedral was founded in 1137 by Viking Earl
Rognvald during a time when the archipelago was still under the
rule of the Norse Earls of Orkney. The cathedral was named and
built in honour of St Magnus, who was Earl Rognvald's martyred
uncle.
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