Notable church · Orkney Islands, Scotland
New Kirk
New Kirk is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
New Kirk: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit New Kirk
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun packed.
How to reach New Kirk — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 59.37053, -2.42770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near New Kirk
- North Ronaldsay Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~4 km · Must-see
- Start Point Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~13 km · Must-see
- Quoyness Chambered Cairn · fort · Orkney Islands · ~22 km · Must-see
- St Boniface's Church · church · Orkney Islands · ~34 km · Must-see
- Knap of Howar · fort · Orkney Islands · ~34 km · Must-see
- Westray · river spot · Orkney Islands · ~39 km · Must-see
- Lady Kirk · church · Orkney Islands · ~40 km · Must-see
- Links of Noltland · fort · Orkney Islands · ~41 km · Must-see
- Noup Head Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~46 km · Must-see
- Saint Magnus Church · church · Orkney Islands · ~47 km · Must-see
- Auskerry Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~49 km · Must-see
- Linton Chapel · fort · Orkney Islands · ~52 km · Must-see
- Taversoe Tuick · fort · Orkney Islands · ~53 km · Must-see
- Blackhammer Cairn · fort · Orkney Islands · ~54 km · Must-see
- Castle Bloody · fort · Orkney Islands · ~54 km · Must-see
- Midhowe Chambered Cairn - 3,500 BC · fort · Orkney Islands · ~56 km · Must-see
- Midhowe Broch · fort · Orkney Islands · ~56 km · Must-see
- Broch of Gurness settlement · fort · Orkney Islands · ~58 km · Must-see
Other churches near New Kirk
- St Boniface's Church · church · Orkney Islands · ~34 km · Must-see
- Lady Kirk · church · Orkney Islands · ~40 km · Must-see
- Saint Magnus Church · church · Orkney Islands · ~47 km · Must-see
- Saint Magnus Cathedral · church · Orkney Islands · ~66 km · Must-see
- Saint Magnus · church · Orkney Islands · ~71 km · Must-see
- The Italian Chapel · church · Orkney Islands · ~74 km · Must-see
- St Nicholas's Church (ruins) aka Orkney Round Church C12 · church · Orkney Islands · ~81 km · Must-see
- Dunnet Church · church · Highland · ~123 km · Must-see
- Old St. Peter's Kirk · church · Highland · ~133 km · Must-see
- Bressay Lighthouse · church · Shetland · ~139 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit New Kirk?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near New Kirk?
Nearby: North Ronaldsay Lighthouse (beach, 4 km), Start Point Lighthouse (beach, 13 km), Quoyness Chambered Cairn (fort, 22 km), St Boniface's Church (church, 34 km), Knap of Howar (fort, 34 km), Westray (river spot, 39 km).
Is New Kirk worth visiting?
New Kirk is listed as a notable church in Scotland on Spotwander.