Masonic Hall, Castle Street, Kirkwall
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Masonic Hall, Castle Street, Kirkwall
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 13 Jun 2014
The oldest freemason lodge in Orkney it is also one of the oldest lodges in Scotland. The official history can be traced back to at least 1st October 1736. The Charter from the Grand Lodge of Scotland is dated 1740. Around 1742 the Tolbooth contained in the attic a masonic hall but that building was demolished in 1849 when the Earl’s Palace was converted to sheriff court and jail. This hall was built, according to the date stone, some years later in 1885.
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Image Location
Latitude
58.982391
Longitude
-2.961165