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Bishop’s Palace, Moosie Tower
Bishop’s Palace, Moosie Tower - by Victor Naumenko ©
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Bishop’s Palace, Moosie Tower

The Bishop’s Palace was built around the same time as St Magnus’s Cathedral, in the early 12th century. The builder may well have been Bishop William ‘the Old’ (d.1168), crusader and friend of Earl Rognvald, St Magnus’s nephew and patron of the new Cathedral.
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Photographer: © Victor Naumenko (Gallery)(10th June 2012)

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Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 7.6 mm, ISO: 400, Exposure time: 1/1000 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: August 4, 2011, 12:55 pm
ImageID:1152022, Image size: 2048 x 1536 pixels

This image is available to purchase and is part of our Kirkwall Stock Photos Collection.