After a few decent days of weather on Orkney a storm rolled in, terrible high winds and torrential rain, so we decided to drive to Kirkwall which is the main town on Orkney. We dashed from shop to shop in a bid to avoid the worst of the rain, not that there are that many shops in Kirkwall.
St Magnus Cathedral beckoned us over the road and although there were quite a lot of people inside – that didn’t detract from the beauty of the place. I usually much prefer the atmosphere in small churches (not that I am at all religious) as some large places of worship often have that ‘fear of God’ about them, but this cathedral felt like a place of peace.
The floor is particularly lovely.
As is the font which is encrusted with semi-precious polished stones.
I love this model of a Viking ship.
There are more images of the cathedral here.
WOW! Couldn’t think of a better place to sit in on a stormy day.
Peggy,
It is lovely, a special place I think.
This looks such a beautiful place. I love the viking touches and the celtic influences.
Sandra,
They are rightly proud of the Viking influences I think.
Thank you for all the photos of this magnificent cathedral. How I’d love to be inside that space. What a trip you had–even on the unescapable stormy days.
Judith,
Orkney is certainly a great place to visit, I’m not sure I would want to live somewhere so remote from so called civilisation though.