点评:This is a nice hidden gem up here in Thurso. We stayed just around the corner for a few days, so naturally I had to check this place out.
The church was founded circa 1220 by Gilbert Murray, Bishop of Caithness. But currently it's quite speculated that there actually was a church here before even longer ago...100 years earlier or even more. By the end of the 18th Century, structural problems were beginning to appear and a new church was built in Thurso. Old St Peter's Church was de-roofed in 1833 and has stood as a ruin ever since. But: Efforts are underway to conserve and restore the Old St Peter's Church.
When I visited the church and its graveyard there was nobody else there. Quite a surprise, because it's a stunning ruin and there's lots to see - even though not that big in size. But it's a very interesting place to around and to explore. Hopefully the ruins will be conserved and restored, so many more visitors can enjoy this pretty church and grounds. Surely worth a look when in Thurso.
翻译:这是瑟索一处隐藏的瑰宝。我们就在附近待了几天,所以自然要去看看。
这座教堂大约建于1220年,由凯思内斯主教吉尔伯特·默里创建。但目前普遍认为,这里其实早在更早之前就存在过一座教堂……甚至更早,甚至更早。到了18世纪末,教堂的结构性问题开始显现,瑟索又建造了一座新教堂。老圣彼得教堂的屋顶于1833年被拆除,从此成为一片废墟。不过,老圣彼得教堂的保护和修复工作正在进行中。
我参观教堂及其墓地时,那里空无一人。这很令人惊讶,因为这是一处令人惊叹的废墟,虽然规模不大,但仍然有很多值得一看的地方。这是一个非常有趣的地方,值得四处走走,探索一番。希望遗址能够得到保护和修复,让更多游客能够欣赏这座美丽的教堂和庭院。来瑟索的时候绝对值得一看。