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Gearrannan Blackhouse Village

Museum · Na h-Eileanan an Iar ·

Gearrannan Blackhouse Village

Museum · Na h-Eileanan an Iar ·
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This island in Scotland inspired designer Vivienne Westwood - SilverKris

"Inside a chimneyless, low-slung traditional house on the island's shore, woody smoke from an open fire saturates the sooty interior, wrapping visitors as palpably and warmly as a tweed cloak. These thatched dwellings, often weighted with fishing nets and heavy stones, sheltered hardy islanders for centuries against Atlantic gales, and their doorway views open onto an ocean that seems to stretch unbroken toward the Americas." - SilverKris

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Restored 1800s seaside village offering accommodation and cafe

black house village
accommodation
museum house
friendly staff
helpful staff
modern interior
lovely to walk around
tweed loom
Google Rating
4.6 (1.6K)
Yelp Rating
5.0
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5A Garenin, Isle of Lewis HS2 9AL, United Kingdom Get directions

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Information

Restored 1800s seaside village offering accommodation and cafe

black house village
accommodation
museum house
friendly staff
helpful staff
modern interior
lovely to walk around
tweed loom
Google Rating
4.6 (1.6K)
Yelp Rating
5.0
Placeholder

5A Garenin, Isle of Lewis HS2 9AL, United Kingdom Get directions

Gearrannan Blackhouse Village by null
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village by Colin Smith/cc by-sa 2.0
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village by TravelMag/cc by 2.0
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village by Dorothea Witter-Rieder/cc by-sa 3.0
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village by artemisalm (Atlas Obscura User)
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village by TravelMag/cc by 2.0
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village by Andrew Curtis/cc by-sa 2.0
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