I'm not sure what the earliest Romanesque in these islands is. My home town cathedral, Rochester, is partly Romanesque (the oldest part).
You may be thinking of the other St Magnus on Egilsay- a Norse round towered church) although Wyre does have a ruined Norse chapel as well as a Norse stone castle (Cubbie Roo's Castle)
St Magnus cathedral is amazing- same masons as did Durham then went on to do Nidaros (Trondheim).
We're of to the islands again at the end of May. We'll be spending some time on the most northerly- North Ronalsday (pop 58 :o)
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You may be thinking of the other St Magnus on Egilsay- a Norse round towered church) although Wyre does have a ruined Norse chapel as well as a Norse stone castle (Cubbie Roo's Castle)
St Magnus cathedral is amazing- same masons as did Durham then went on to do Nidaros (Trondheim).
We're of to the islands again at the end of May. We'll be spending some time on the most northerly- North Ronalsday (pop 58 :o)