Orkney shown within Scotland This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Orkney council area in central Scotland .
In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest".[1] Category A structures are those considered to be buildings of "national or international importance, either architecturally or historically".[1] Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947, and the current legislative basis for listing is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.[1] The authority for listing rests with Historic Environment Scotland , an executive agency of the Scottish Government , which inherited this role from the Scottish Development Department in 1991. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure. There are approximately 47,000 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8 percent (some 3,800) are Category A.[1]
The council area of Orkney comprises an archipelago of around 70 islands, including 20 inhabited islands with a total population of around 20,000. There are 20 Category A listed buildings on the islands.
Listed buildings [ edit ] Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes LB Number [note 2] Image Dennis Head Old Beacon , including remains of Keepers' Houses North Ronaldsay 8/12/1971 HY7901255392 59°23′03″N 2°22′16″W / 59.384257°N 2.371185°W / 59.384257; -2.371185 (Dennis Head Old Beacon, including remains of Keepers' Houses ) 5891 Upload another image See more images
Italian Chapel, including statue Lamb Holm 4/6/1987 HY4876300594 58°53′23″N 2°53′27″W / 58.889619°N 2.890695°W / 58.889619; -2.890695 (Italian Chapel, including statue ) 12728 Upload another image See more images
Hoy Sound High Lighthouse including Keepers' Houses, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers Graemsay 9/12/1977 HY2680906078 58°56′08″N 3°16′24″W / 58.93567°N 3.273316°W / 58.93567; -3.273316 (Hoy Sound High Lighthouse including Keepers' Houses, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers ) 12736 Upload another image See more images
Sule Skerry Lighthouse Sule Skerry 8/12/1971 HY6219124420 59°06′18″N 2°39′43″W / 59.104967°N 2.661834°W / 59.104967; -2.661834 (Sule Skerry Lighthouse ) 18598 Upload Photo Balfour Castle Shapinsay 8/12/1971 HY4747716435 59°01′54″N 2°55′00″W / 59.031704°N 2.916772°W / 59.031704; -2.916772 (Balfour Castle ) 18615 Upload another image See more images
Skaill House Skara Brae , Mainland 8/12/1971 HY2341918614 59°02′51″N 3°20′12″W / 59.047625°N 3.336549°W / 59.047625; -3.336549 (Skaill House ) 18704 Upload another image See more images
Melsetter House Hoy 8/12/1971 ND2707189360 58°47′08″N 3°15′48″W / 58.785614°N 3.263284°W / 58.785614; -3.263284 (Melsetter House ) 18712 Upload another image See more images
Rysa Lodge Hoy 9/12/1977 ND3060796227 58°50′52″N 3°12′15″W / 58.847855°N 3.204269°W / 58.847855; -3.204269 (Rysa Lodge ) 18714 Upload Photo North Kirk (St Peter's) and Kirkyard South Ronaldsay 8/12/1971 ND4707190844 58°48′07″N 2°55′04″W / 58.801864°N 2.917727°W / 58.801864; -2.917727 (North Kirk (St Peter's) and Kirkyard ) 18718 Upload another image
Pentland Skerries Lighthouses Muckle Skerry 8/12/1971 ND4649678415 58°41′25″N 2°55′29″W / 58.690186°N 2.924709°W / 58.690186; -2.924709 (Pentland Skerries Lighthouses ) 18728 Upload another image See more images
Hall of Clestrain Orphir , Mainland 8/12/1971 HY2965807329 58°56′51″N 3°13′27″W / 58.94738°N 3.224231°W / 58.94738; -3.224231 (Hall of Clestrain ) 19892 Upload another image See more images
Sandwick Kirk (St. Peter's) Sandwick , Mainland 9/12/1977 HY2345419874 59°03′32″N 3°20′11″W / 59.058943°N 3.336379°W / 59.058943; -3.336379 (Sandwick Kirk (St. Peter's) ) 19904 Upload another image See more images
St Magnus Cathedral Kirkwall , Broad Street 8/12/1971 HY4492110872 58°58′53″N 2°57′36″W / 58.981431°N 2.959903°W / 58.981431; -2.959903 (St Magnus Cathedral ) 36668 Upload another image See more images
Orkney Museum Kirkwall , Broad Street 8/12/1971 HY4485010869 58°58′53″N 2°57′40″W / 58.981395°N 2.961137°W / 58.981395; -2.961137 (Orkney Museum ) 36677 Upload another image See more images
Sheep Dyke and associated punds North Ronaldsay 16/9/1999 HY7649954021 59°22′19″N 2°24′55″W / 59.371812°N 2.415267°W / 59.371812; -2.415267 (Sheep Dyke and associated punds ) 46400 Upload another image
Melsetter House , Chapel Hoy 8/12/1971 ND2703589349 58°47′08″N 3°15′50″W / 58.78551°N 3.263903°W / 58.78551; -3.263903 (Melsetter House, Chapel ) 48359 Upload Photo Melsetter House , Kitchen Garden including Tea-House and Doocot, Rookery Walls and Gatepiers Hoy 8/12/1971 ND2703689273 58°47′05″N 3°15′50″W / 58.784827°N 3.263861°W / 58.784827; -3.263861 (Melsetter House, Kitchen Garden including Tea-House and Doocot, Rookery Walls and Gatepiers ) 48362 Upload Photo Scapa Flow Visitor Centre , former Steam Pumping Station and Oil Storage Tank Hoy 21/7/2006 ND3101294647 58°50′01″N 3°11′48″W / 58.833734°N 3.196763°W / 58.833734; -3.196763 (Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, former Steam Pumping Station and Oil Storage Tank ) 50533 Upload another image See more images
Churchill Barrier No 3 Glimps Holm to Burray[2] Glimps Holm to Burray 18/11/2016 52392 Upload another image See more images
Churchill Barrier No 4 Burray to South Ronaldsay[3] Burray to South Ronaldsay 18/11/2016 52417 Upload another image See more images
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c d Scotland's Listed Buildings 2016 . Historic Environment Scotland. 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017 . ^ "Churchill Barrier No 3, Glimps Holm to Burray, excluding concrete edge beam, crash barriers, and modern road surfacing, Orkney Islands" . Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2016 . ^ "Churchill Barrier No 4, Burray to South Ronaldsay, excluding concrete edge beam, crash barriers, modern road surfacing, car parking area and toilet block to northeast, Orkney Islands Islands" . Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 November 2016 . External links [ edit ] Media related to Category A listed buildings in the Orkney Islands at Wikimedia Commons