Ruin
Kirkwall Earl's Palace
SCT Scotland · 17th century
The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Today, the ruins are open to the public.
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Kirkwall Earl's Palace ranks #2,167 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #88 of the 96 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1601, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 350 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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