- Wikidata identifier:
- Q16838220
- Also known as:
- Gairloch Heritage Museum
- Instance of:
- museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 20
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q16838220/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Wikipedia)
The museum contains various displays and exhibitions which focus on the culture and social history of Gairloch parish. Displays include:
- The Poolewe Hoard-a rare Early Iron Age bronze hoard found in Poolewe
- The original Hyperradiant Fresnel lens from nearby Rua Reidh Lighthouse
- A Replica croft house from over 100 years ago
- An ancient Pictish stone – the first and one of very few found on the West Coast of Scotland
- Interactive displays on the natural history of the area.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article “Gairloch Museum”, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Source: Wikipedia
Date: 2025
Licence: CC-BY-SA