Idyllic home on remote Scottish island open to visitors again after 9 years
Visitors welcomed back to Gaelic scholars’ newly restored home
- Canna House, located in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, has reopened to visitors after nine years of restoration work costing £3.6 million.
- The National Trust for Scotland completed repairs to the former home of Gaelic scholars John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw, preserving an archive of Gaelic music, folklore, and culture.
- Repairs included reinforcing the building's roof and windows to withstand Hebridean weather.
- John Lorne Campbell gifted Canna to the National Trust for Scotland in 1981, including the couple’s vast library, archives, and sound recordings, featuring Gaelic folk songs, tales, and linguistic material.
- The house has reopened for pre-booked guided tours, aiming to recreate the atmosphere of Canna House in its prime.