Earl’s Palace

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Earl’s Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style mansion in Kirkwall, Orkney, built in the early 17th century for the powerful and notorious Earl Patrick Stewart.

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Earl’s Palace canonical 2
Earl Patrick’s Palace 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance palace
historic building
ruin
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Bishop’s Palace, Kirkwall
St Magnus Cathedral
alsoKnownAs Earl Patrick’s Palace
linked to: Earl’s Palace
architecturalStyle Renaissance
associatedWith Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney
Stewart earls of Orkney
builtFor Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney
centuryOfConstruction 17th century
city Kirkwall
condition ruined
constructionStart early 17th century
country Scotland
era early modern period
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland
hasArchitecturalType mansion
palace
hasFeature U‑shaped plan
corner towers
great hall
inner courtyard
oriel windows
hasGarden walled garden (ruined)
hasMaterial stone
hasView Kirkwall town centre
linked to: Kirkwall
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
Scheduled monument
historicalRegion Orkney Islands
isPartOf Mainland, Orkney
linked to: Orkney Mainland
locatedIn Kirkwall
Orkney
linked to: Orkney Islands

Scotland
United Kingdom
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
notableFor Renaissance domestic architecture in Scotland
association with the Stewart earls of Orkney
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Scottish Ministers
linked to: Scottish Government
region Northern Isles
tourismType cultural tourism
usedAs noble residence
usedFor residence of the Earl of Orkney

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kirkwall hasLandmark Earl’s Palace
Kirkwall hasTourismAttraction Earl’s Palace
Earl’s Palace, Kirkwall alsoKnownAs Earl Patrick’s Palace
subject linked to: Earl’s Palace
linked to: Earl’s Palace