Rousay & Egilsay, parish, aka Rousay (ORK)

Grid reference

HY 373 301 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

337300 103010

Latitude

59.15346333602545

Longitude

-3.0963603776173056

Nearby places

St Mary's Church, Rousay ORK (0 miles)

Marywell (Rousay), Rousay & Egilsay (0.09 miles)

Eynhallow, Rousay (1.07 miles)

Evie, former parish, Evie & Rendall (2.39 miles)

Peter's Kirk, Evie, Evie & Rendall ORK (2.42 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (extant in 1975)

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

NMRS records of the ruin at this NGR (Canmore ID 2281): 'St Mary's Church: Also referred to as 'Swandro Church', 'Westside Church', 'Westness Church' or 'Skaill Church', this is the shell of the former parish church of Rousay, abandoned in 1815 (when the present church was built at HY 4422 2779), probably comprising post-Reformation fabric on medieval foundations.'

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/

Relationships with other parishes

Contains Egilsay, former parish, Rousay & Egilsay ORK

Relationships with other places

Contains Corse Kirk, Rousay

Contains Eynhallow, Rousay

Contains Marywell (Rousay), Rousay & Egilsay

Contains Marywell (Rousay), Rousay & Egilsay

Contains St Mary's Church, Rousay ORK

Contains St Mary's Church, Rousay ORK

Parish details

Rousay, Egilsay was united to Rousay by 1429 (Cowan 1967, 60, 174). However, by the sixteenth century, Rousay and Egilsay (Eglisay) are listed in Assumption as two different kirks, each needing its own minister (Assumption 660).

Parish TLA

ROU

County

Orkney

Medieval diocese

Orkney