Pier Arts Centre
Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum. Head 20 km west of Kirkwall to reach it. The register lists it as a category B listed building.
Art gallery near Kirkwall
A trip from Kirkwall
Pier Arts Centre is 20 km west of Kirkwall. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Kirkwall has 186 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Expect 17°C highs in Kirkwall in July and August.
Pier Arts Centre
Articles on it exist in 4 languages. Close by, Stromness Museum is 600 m away, one of 2 within 15 km.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 20 km west of Kirkwall
- Official site
- pierartscentre.com
Practical information
Where it sits
The orange dot is Pier Arts Centre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Staying near Pier Arts Centre
Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Kirkwall
Also within reach
Among the 2 within 15 km are a museum and a historic house.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Pier Arts Centre
Where is Pier Arts Centre?
Pier Arts Centre is 20 km west of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.
What is Pier Arts Centre?
Art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Pier Arts Centre?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirkwall, with afternoon highs of 17–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Pier Arts Centre a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Pier Arts Centre?
Within 15 km: Stromness Museum (600 m) and Skaill House (9.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
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