The Old Herring Factory
The Old Herring Factory is a community center in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Garson Park. The Old Herring Factory is situated nearby to the community center Orkney Men’s Shed, as well as near Garson House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inner Holm and Stromness Museum.
Inner Holm
Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the Orkney Mainland shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay.
Stromness Museum
Museum
Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the town of Stromness in Orkney, Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history. Stromness Museum is situated 1 mile southwest of The Old Herring Factory.
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 3,900 feet southwest of The Old Herring Factory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bu‘ Point and Stromness.
Stromness
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.
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.
The Old Herring Factory
- Type: Community center
- Address: Garson Park, Stromness, KW16 3BL
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.96942° or 58° 58′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.28198° or 3° 16′ 55″ westOpen location code
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orkney Men’s Shed and Garson House.
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