Overview

• The National Trust for Scotland completed a nine-year project to repair Canna House’s roof, windows and interior to protect its archives and withstand Hebridean weather.
• Guided visits must be pre-booked and feature audio-triggered Gaelic music and language that immerse visitors in a mid-20th century domestic setting.
• The house preserves an archive of some 1,500 Gaelic folk songs, 350 folk tales, over 5,000 photographic negatives and 25 reels of film collected by scholars John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw.
• Funding for the £3.6 million refurbishment came from the National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA, reserved conservation funds and charity-generated support.
• The Isle of Canna Community Development Trust expects the reopening to drive local tourism and deepen public connection to the region’s Gaelic cultural legacy.