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Don't pay and just see the outside
Not sure what yiu can see inside that is worth the cost, as just mote ruins. You can just as easily take a few photos of the outside and save the money!
These two palaces are next to each other and across the road from St Magnus’s Cathedral. All three can be visited in a couple of hours. While not as extensive as the Earl’s Palace the Bishop Palace’s ...
Not just great ruins, but really helpful staff happy to answer questions (at length!). How did something get so ruined so quickly? Two buildings which speak volumes about the history of Kirkwall and t...
Don't pay and just see the outside
Not sure what yiu can see inside that is worth the cost, as just mote ruins. You can just as easily take a few photos of the outside and save the money!
Interesting historic ruins
Very nice an d interesting historical site in Kirkwall, easy to get tickets once you're there and perfect view to the Cathedral
Age and ruins
If you like ruins and beautiful surroundings then you will like this. Lots of crows nesting when we were there .
Two Adjacent Palaces
These two palaces are next to each other and across the road from St Magnus’s Cathedral. All three can be visited in a couple of hours. While not as extensive as the Earl’s Palace the Bishop Palace’s ...
A tiny slice of history
Not just great ruins, but really helpful staff happy to answer questions (at length!). How did something get so ruined so quickly? Two buildings which speak volumes about the history of Kirkwall and t...