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Latitude: 60.1746 / 60°10'28"N
Longitude: -1.0981 / 1°5'53"W
OS Eastings: 450138
OS Northings: 1143693
OS Grid: HU501436
Mapcode National: GBR R1MV.CFT
Mapcode Global: XHF9Z.3JWB
Plus Code: 9CGW5WF2+RP
Entry Name: St Ola's Church And Burial-Ground, Gunnista
Listing Name: Gunnista Graveyard, Including Burial Enclosure and Boundary Wall
Listing Date: 26 March 1997
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 391099
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44523
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Gunnista, St Ola's Church And Burial-ground
ID on this website: 200391099
Location: Bressay
County: Shetland Islands
Electoral Ward: Lerwick North
Parish: Bressay
Traditional County: Shetland
Tagged with: Church building Cemetery
18th century. Rectangular graveyard on site sloping to E containing headstones dating from 18th century, and single storey, 3 x 1-bay near-symmetrical classically detailed rectangular mausoleum.
BURIAL ENCLOSURE: stugged sandstone ashlar walls, moulded base course over rubble, wallhead slabs carved as lintel cornice at eaves. Margined corners and chamfered arrises to windows. Doorway centred in W elevation with flat-arch and skull and crossbones carved on keystone. Interior; grave slabs, 1 depicting skull and egg-timer, ashlar reveals framing doors and windows. Bays off-set to right at N and S (side) elevations, single window centring E elevation.
BOUNDARY WALL: drystone wall, topped partially by semicircular cope; square drystone gatepiers to W side.
Gunnista was the site of the mediaeval kirk of St Olaf. The mausoleum is that of the Hendersons of Gardie.
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