St Boniface's Church, Papa Westray

The site of the church dates back to the Iron Age and was possibly used later as a Christian monastery.

St Boniface's Church is located on the west coast of the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland.

The building was expanded westward (around 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) in 1710, to make room for an interior gallery that was accessed by an external stairway.

[3][4] A rubble boundary wall encloses the burial ground, which contains gravestones, most from the 19th century.

The sides of the stone are decorated with an engraved shingle pattern, a typical characteristic of hogback sculpture.

There were no visible remains of the early religious settlement in later years, except for the two Pictish cross-slabs uncovered in the graveyard in the 20th century, and the area's place name of Munkerhoose (monk's house).

The scheduled area covers the underground remains of the church and a portion of the graveyard including the hogback stone.