The Old Herring Factory

The Old Herring Factory is a community center in , which is located on Garson Park. The Old Herring Factory is situated nearby to the community center , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inner Holm and Stromness Museum.

Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Museum
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is a small independent museum in the town of in , Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history. is situated 1 mile southwest of The Old Herring Factory.

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 3,900 feet southwest of The Old Herring Factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bu‘ Point and Stromness.

Locality
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is a locality.

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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 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.

The Old Herring Factory

Latitude
58.96942° or 58° 58′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.28198° or 3° 16′ 55″ west
Open location code
9CCRXP99+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 337443230
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­community_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Orkney Men’s Shed and Garson House.

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