2016
HY2825 : Kirbuster - Farm Museum - Kiln
taken 10 years ago, near to Kirbuster, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Kirbuster - Farm Museum - Kiln
At the eastern end of the Kirbuster Farm museum this cylindrical or beehive-shaped structure is the kiln which housed a peat fire which was used to dry and malt grain. This, the oldest part of the complex, dates back to 1595.
See shared description below
See shared description below
Kirbuster Farm Museum
Kirbuster Farm Museum is situated at Kirbuster on Mainland Orkney. Its land straddles the Burn of Kirbuster which links the two lochs of Boardhouse and Hundland.
The farm has been turned into a museum and is the last unrestored example of a traditional 'Firehoose' in Northern Europe.
Dating back to 1595 it was occupied as recently as the 1960s. It was opened as a museum in 1987, entry is free (though a donation is appreciated) but it is only open from March to October - see the Orkney Museums website here: Link
See also Orkney.com website: Link
Trove.Scot website: Link
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- Grid Square
- HY2825, 22 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rob Farrow (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 7 September, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 5 November, 2025
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
HY 2830 2543
[10m precision]
WGS84: 59:6.5801N 3:15.2237W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
HY 2832 2544
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
