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Naval captain’s ancient weapons gifted to Orkney

Nick Hewitt is the culture team manager for Orkney Islands Council.

“We’re all absolutely thrilled to be in this position,” he said.

“From almost giving up any hope of acquiring this collection, to now have welcomed specialist fine art movers carrying the artefacts here to Orkney is simply wondrous – we’re still pinching ourselves.”

He added: “The intention is for the collection to be on display to the people of Orkney from May – following the necessary conservation assessments, careful mounting of the artefacts, and the production of a display worthy of this spectacular acquisition.”


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