page_title: Whalsay Parish Church
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Whalsay Parish Church / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Kirk Ness, Whalsay. The church at Kirk Ness is located on a small island linked by a causeway to Whalsay. The Shetland Mainland is in the background.
context_page_description: Whalsay Parish Church or Whalsay Kirk is a Church of Scotland parish church on the island of Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It lies to the north of the village of Brough, on the southern part of a promontory known as Kirk Ness, connected to the mainland by a neck of land. It is the main burial ground for villagers of Whalsay. It is one of three churches in the Parish of Nesting, the others being at Nesting and Lunnesting. The church is a category B Listed Building.
context_section_description: The church, dedicated to the Holy Rood, was within a quoad sacra parish. In 1845, Whalsay Church was reportedly visited by the parish minister eleven times in the year. It was intended that the church to be endowed as a Parliamentary church, but that did not occur. At the time, a new roof was added, and the seating was noted to be uncomfortable. Whalsay Kirk became a Category B listed building in 1974.
caption: Distant view of Whalsay Parish Church, Kirk Ness
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