Now the only church on the island, Whalsay Parish Church is located on the site of an earlier church on Kirk Ness, on the northwest coast of Whalsay in Shetland, a quarter-mile (0.4 km) north of Brough and 2¼ miles (3.5 km) northeast of Symbister. This T-plan kirk was built in 1733 and reconstructed in 1867, with a little bellcote and a two-storey northern wing, comprising a vaulted chamber below and vestry above accessed by a forestair. The interior includes a gallery and a pulpit that features a sounding board above. The church is B-listed. The kirkyard has been extended several times, and still serves as the island's cemetery and includes memorials to the First and Second World Wars.
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