The Orkney Museum
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The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day.
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Former name | Tankerness House Museum |
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Established | 1968 (1968) |
Location | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
Coordinates | 58.9815°N 2.9608°W / 58.9815; -2.9608 |
Owner | Orkney Islands Council |
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The museum was founded in 1968 as Tankerness House Museum and in 1999 changed its name to The Orkney Museum.[1][2]
Items in the collection include the Viking 'dragon' whalebone plaque from the Scar boat burial, a Pictish symbol stone from the Knowe of Burrian, and the wooden box in which the remains of Saint Magnus Erlendsson were kept.