Tangwick Haa is an historic house and museum in Esha Ness, Northmavine, Shetland. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The building has two stories in a rectangular layout and along with the adjacent walled garden is Category B listed. [2]
Tangwick Haa is an historic house and museum in Esha Ness, Northmavine, Shetland. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The building has two stories in a rectangular layout and along with the adjacent walled garden is Category B listed. [2]
The house was built in the 17th century, circa 1690, for the Cheynes family, who owned land both in Shetland and across Scotland. [1] One of the most prominent members of the family who lived there in early childhood was John Cheyne who served as a judge. The house is built with thick walls in harling. [3] It was built at a site beside an accessible shingle beach which provided access before the road was built to Northmavine from central Shetland. [3]
In 1978 the house was converted into a visitor centre for Northmavine. [3] In 1987 it was converted and opened as a museum. [1]
The museum contains exhibits on local life as well as a room furnished as a 19th-century Laird's room. There are both permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as a family history record section. [5]
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