Buan

Buan is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Buan is situated nearby to the locality Cairston, as well as near the sports venue Stromness Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pier Arts Centre and Stromness Town Hall.

Pier Arts Centre

Art gallery

Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner. Pier Arts Centre is situated 1¼ miles south of Buan.

Stromness Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stromness Town Hall is situated 1¼ miles south of Buan.

Alexander Graham Fountain, Victoria Street, Stromness

Memorial

Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alexander Graham Fountain, Victoria Street, Stromness is a memorial, which is situated 1 mile south of Buan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairston and Stromness.

Cairston

Locality

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.

Stromness

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Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.