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The 17 best museums in Scottish Islands

Our curated top 17 museums in Scottish Islands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 73 museums see the full museums index for Scottish Islands.

  1. 1

    Boddam

    The old croft - geograph.org.uk - 355697

    Boddam in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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  2. 2

    Shawbost

    Feadan Bealach nan Buaim - geograph.org.uk - 1251352

    Shawbost in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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  3. 3

    Arnol

    Arnol - geograph.org.uk - 7628402

    Arnol in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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  4. 4

    Heribusta

    Dilapidated Croft - geograph.org.uk - 105939

    Heribusta in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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  5. 5

    Lunna Ness

    Queen Victoria Rock - geograph.org.uk - 629895

    Lunna Ness in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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  6. 6

    Pier House Museum

    Hanseatic Bod or Pierhouse - geograph.org.uk - 1809388

    Pier House Museum in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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    Ellishadder

    Waterfall near Kilt Rock - geograph.org.uk - 6018147

    Ellishadder in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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  8. 8

    Hillswick

    Da Booth - geograph.org.uk - 993453

    Hillswick in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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  9. 9

    Orkney Museum

    Orkney Museum, museums in Scottish Islands

    Orkney Museum — Museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  10. 10

    Gairloch Stone

    Shoreline at Gairloch - geograph.org.uk - 4474024

    Gairloch Stone in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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    Papil Stone

    Papil Replica Pictish Symbol Stone - geograph.org.uk - 6736846

    Papil Stone in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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    Holland House, Papa Westray

    The centre of the island, where all roads meet - geograph.org.uk - 286060

    Holland House, Papa Westray in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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    Resipole

    Woodland beside Loch Sunart - geograph.org.uk - 5699162

    Resipole in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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  14. 14

    George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum

    The Methodist Church, Fair Isle - geograph.org.uk - 893278

    George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum — museum on Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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    Scapa Flow Museum

    Scapa Flow Museum, museums in Scottish Islands

    Scapa Flow Museum — museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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    Stromness Museum

    Stromness Museum, museums in Scottish Islands

    Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the town of Stromness in Orkney, Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history. The building which accommodates the muse

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    Longhope Lifeboat Museum

    Longhope Lifeboat Museum, museums in Scottish Islands

    Longhope Lifeboat Museum is a museum at Brims on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The museum's main exhibit is the former lifeboat Thomas McCunn, the lifeboat that served the islands

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