Stromness Museum

Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the town of in , Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history.
stromnessmuseum.org.uk
+44 1856 850025
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: custodian@stromnessmuseum.co.uk
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Address: 52 Alfred Street, Stromness, KW16 3DH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inner Holm and Stromness Town Hall.

Islet
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is a small inhabited island in harbour and one of the islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay.

Town hall
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is situated 1,600 feet north of Stromness Museum.

Art gallery
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The is an art gallery and museum in , 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. is situated 1,900 feet north of Stromness Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

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is a port on the Mainland of the , 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.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. is situated 2 miles northeast of Stromness Museum.

Stromness Museum

Latitude
58.95783° or 58° 57′ 28″ north
Longitude
-3.3013° or 3° 18′ 5″ west
Open location code
9CCRXM5X+4F
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way 337443210
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Wiki­data ID
Q29563029
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Stromness Museum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu de Stromness”
  • Danish: “Stromness Museum”
  • Turkish: “Stromness Müzesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Linburns Pier and Pole Star Pier.

Nearby Places

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