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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. |  | | Description | All that remains of the Round Church at Orphir on Mainland Orkney. Built in the 12th century AD, dedicated to St Nicholas and described in the Orkneyinga Saga as 'a magnificent church', it is possible that it's construction was instigated by Earl Haakon Paulsson after his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. |
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