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MuseumsSite Name: The Orkney Museum
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.147 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Orkney Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Kirkwall
Map Ref: HY448108  Landranger Map Number: 6
Latitude: 58.980769N  Longitude: 2.961989W
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Catrinm visited on 28th Aug 2019 The best carved stone has gone to one of the other islands, where it was found

Jansold saw from a distance on 8th Jun 2013 The museum is presently closed for refurbishment. It was due to reopen in Spring 2013, but was still closed when visited in June.

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The Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum submitted by jeffrep : Tankerness House, the Orkney Museum in the heart of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Orkney Museum's contents reflect Orkney's incredible heritage and history. Relics stretch back 5,000 years or more to finds from the earliest house in Europe (at Knap of Howar on Papa Westray) and the many other Neolithic and more recent archaeological sites unearthed around Orkney.

Also exhibited are artfacts from the Iron Age builders of Orkney's numerous brochs, and artifacts from the Picts and the Vikings.

Address: Tankerness House, Broad Street, KW15 1DH
Phone: 01856 873535
Opening Hours: Oct-Mar: Mon-Sat 10.30-12.30 1.30-5pm, May-Sept: Sun 2-5pm
Admission: Charge April-Sept
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The Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum submitted by jeffrep : Fragment of a Pictish symbol stone with a sea horse symbol found on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum submitted by DrewParsons : A chevron carved stone from the neolithic settlement of Pool on Sanday Island excavated in the 1980's. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum submitted by jeffrep : Cross slab from St. Boniface Kirk on Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum submitted by jeffrep : Pictish symbol stone with eagle, crescent, rod and mirror symbols found at the Broch of Burrian in the Harray area of the Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum submitted by jeffrep : Mid-6th Century double disc symbol excavated on Sabday, Orkney, Scotland

The Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum submitted by jeffrep : Whalebone plaque from Viking ship burial at Scar on Sanday, Orkney, Scotland..

The Orkney Museum
The Orkney Museum submitted by jeffrep : Small fragment of a symbol stone that eroded out of the Iron Age Settlement under St. Boniface Church on Papa Westray, Orkney. Found on the nearby beach.

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Re: Ness of Brodgar in the spotlight at the Orkney Museum by gabriialllle on Monday, 21 May 2012
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I'm sure I saw this in you tube, about the excavation, they'd found some bones that had been placed between the stones, and tomorrow was going to be an exciting day, then it finished, and I can't find anymore! totally gutted... :(
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Ness of Brodgar in the spotlight at the Orkney Museum by Andy B on Tuesday, 01 May 2012
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Saturday, May 5, saw the opening of the new summer exhibition at the Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Kirkwall.

Ness of Brodgar: The Heart of Neolithic Orkney is a chance to find out more about the archaeological site that everyone it talking about.

The Orkney Museum has worked closely with the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA), which is part of Orkney College University of Highlands and Islands, so that the text is the most up-to-date record of what has been found so far and how it might have been used.

Not only is the story told in text and photographs, but the visitor will be able to see a large collection of artefacts that have been found during the excavation.

With so many unique finds on display, the exhibition aims to give visitors a glimpse of life in the Neolithic, some 5,000 years ago. There are ceremonial maceheads, polished stone axes, flints, pottery and a large collection of Neolithic art.

http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/2012/04/30/ness-of-brodgar-in-the-spotlight-at-the-orkney-museum/
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