W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is a museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland. W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated nearby to the community center Cromarty Hall, as well as near the archaeological site Site of St Margaret’s Chapel (possibly 13C).| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in St Margaret’s Hope on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “W. Hourston Blacksmith’s Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and St Peter’s Church.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southeast of W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 2½ miles southeast of W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 2½ miles south of W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Hoxa.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road. Hoxa is situated 2 miles west of W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 2 miles southwest of W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.82529° or 58° 49′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.96157° or 2° 57′ 42″ westOpen location code
9CCVR2GQ+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 633743797OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q108882994
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museum and Cromarty Hall.
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