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Tangwick Haa Museum
Tangwick Haa Museum
Location within Shetland

Location	Tangwick, Eshaness, Shetland, Scotland
Coordinates	60°28′56″N 1°34′44″W / 60.482240°N 1.578938°W / 60.482240; -1.578938
Type	Local history
Parking	On site
Website	https://www.tangwickhaa.org.uk/

Tangwick Haa (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˌtanukˈhaː] ^ⓘ TAN-ook-HA) 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]

History

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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 (1841–1907) 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 Mainland, 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]

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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]

References

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1 2 3 Charles Tait (2021). The Shetland Guide Book. Charles Tait. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-909036-01-7.
1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Tangwick, Haa of Tangwick, Including Walled Garden (Category B Listed Building LB18690)". Retrieved 29 April 2023.
1 2 3 4 Historic Environment Scotland. "Tangwick Haa (Site no. HU27NW 17)". Retrieved 23 June 2025.
↑ "Tangwick Haa Museum". Shetland.org. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
1 2 "Tangwick Haa Museum". Visit Scotland. Retrieved 29 April 2023. Cite error: Unknown parameter "<ref" in <ref> tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page).

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