Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 9335 Refreshments No Street The street address Kirbister AddressLine2 Birsay, West Mainland Postcode NULL Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kirbister Museum Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived orkney Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3135 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource <p>Based within a unique authentic survival of a central hearth homestead, of North European importance, dating to at least the 16C. John Hume, ex-Senior Inspector of Listed Buildings with Historic Scotland, famously described it as his favourite building in Scotland. The Kirbister complex also includes an 18C farmhouse, traditional byres and a putting green alongside an attractive stream. The museum gardens are peaceful and shady and the Custodian's interest in her subject is very obvious if you want a chat about the building's history.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16C