Bishop's & Earl's Palaces
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Overview
The Bishop's Palace is a hall-house of the 12th century, later much altered, with a round tower built by Bishop Reid in 1541-48. A later addition was made by the notorious Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney, who built the adjacent Earl's Palace between 1600 and 1607 in a splendid Renaissance style.
Ratings & awards
Green Tourism Gold
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open daily, Apr-Sep, 9.30-5.30; Oct, 10-4 (last admission 30mins before close). May close for lunch. Closed Nov-Mar
About the area
This cluster of more than 70 islands and skerries lies off the northern coast of Scotland, separated from it by the churning waters of the Pentland Firth.
Approaching on the ferry from Scrabster or Aberdeen, the first view of Hoy, with its tall rock stacks and slabby red sandstone cliffs, is at first misleading.
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