2016
HY2825 : Kirbuster - Farm Museum - Northern range
taken 10 years ago, near to Kirbuster, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Kirbuster - Farm Museum - Northern range
The northern range of the farm museum at Kirbuster is considerably younger than HY2825 : Kirbuster - Farm Museum - Kiln dating from c.1723
In this part of the farmhouse you can see the bedrooms and parlour of the Hay family, who were the last inhabitants of the house.
In this part of the farmhouse you can see the bedrooms and parlour of the Hay family, who were the last inhabitants of the house.
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 2828 2543
[10m precision]
WGS84: 59:6.5799N 3:15.2446W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
HY 2827 2543
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
