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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lucinda Cameron

Idyllic home on remote Scottish island open to visitors again after 9 years

The former island home of two dedicated Gaelic scholars is welcoming visitors again following a nine-year repair and restoration programme - (NTS)

A tranquil island home has reopened to visitors after shutting its doors for nine years as essential restoration work was carried out. Canna House, located in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, is now open for people to visit.

The National Trust for Scotland has completed extensive repairs to the former home of Gaelic scholars John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw. The conservation work aimed to preserve the house and its contents, including an internationally significant archive of Gaelic music, folklore, and culture.

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