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Audio guide Earl's Palace, Kirkwall in English
In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Earl's Palace, Kirkwall telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.
What you'll hear inside Earl's Palace, Kirkwall:
- 1Great Hall
The grandest space in the Earl's Palace, its upper floors now open to the sky, yet the quality of the surviving stonework still gives a clear sense of its former splendour.
- 2Courtyard
Once the heart of the 'Palace of the Yards', this open space linked the Earl's and Bishop's Palaces within a shared walled enclosure.
- 3Corbelled Turrets
Among the most distinctive features of the Earl's Palace, these projecting turrets jut out from the first-floor walls of the square wing.
- 4Main Entrance Gate
The main entrance gate to Earl's Palace was conceived as one of the original scheme's "splendid entrances", designed to convey the power and status of its builder.
- 5Kitchen
The kitchen at the Earl's Palace was a substantial chamber designed to service a monumental palatial complex.
With the Guipock app, for just 13.99€, you get access to every audio guide in Kirkwall — with a family code to share with up to 5 people. In the app you choose your guide in the accent you prefer: British English, American English, Castilian Spanish, Argentinian Spanish, French, German, Italian, Polish…
Practical information
- 1.Great Hall
- 2.Courtyard
- 3.Corbelled Turrets
- 4.Main Entrance Gate
- 5.Kitchen
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