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We are located down the narrow lane or close between the Longship jewellery shop and The Longship clothes shop, opposite St Magnus Cathedral. In our square you will find two benches to relax on (weather permitting) and an oak tree planted by John Gorie and Margaret (nee Kirkness) in 1919. The story goes that the Gories were sent a brace of pheasants by a friend in the Highlands. When Margaret cut open one bird, she found an acorn in its crop. John planted it in the garden to the rear of the shop – where it flourishes to this day.
Opening hours
For summer 2026 our standard opening hours are: Wednesday to Saturday, 10.00am to 5.15pm.
After many years of opening seven days a week during the summer, we have decided to focus our energies on what is always the busiest period in the shop, Wednesday to Saturday.
If we expect a day at the start of the week to be exceptionally busy, we will open specially. We currently plan to be open on the following extra dates, but please double check with us before making a special journey from a distant place:
July: Tuesday 14th, Sunday 19th, Tuesday 28th. August: Sunday 16th, Sunday 30th, Monday 31st. September: Tuesday 1st, Monday 7th, Monday 14th, Sunday 20th, Sunday 27th. October: Tuesday 17th.
Contact Us
Kirkness & Gorie
11 Broad Street
Kirkwall
KW15 1DH
Telephone: 01856 888792 (Leave a message if we don’t answer and we’ll get back to you ASAP.)
Email: kirknessandgorie@breckan.scot
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Due to our island location, it’s expensive to send goods off on a mail order basis, so we don’t offer that service as standard. However, in exceptional cases we may be able to make special arrangements, so do ask if we seem to be the only source of a particular item that you are looking for.
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