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MuseumsSite Name: West Highland MuseumCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 23.301 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Highlands Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Fort William
Map Ref: NN102738
Latitude: 56.816845N Longitude: 5.11127W
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
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2 | A long walk |
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Museum in Highlands. The West Highland Museum collection includes ancient pottery and metalwork, arrowheads and stonework, salvage from the wreck of a Spanish Galleon, and clothing and artefacts from a 1500-year old crannog site.
Polished stone axes were the oldest archaeological objects found in the West Highland region, and date from the Neolithic period (around 2000BCE). The use of metal axes became widespread soon afterwards, and the museum has examples of these, as well as the heads of the earlier stone axes.
The West Highland Museum is situated just off the main pedestrianised High Street in Fort William at Cameron Square, a ten-minute walk from both the bus station and the rail station. Street parking in Fort William is very limited but the town’s main public car parks are all within a 5-10 minute walk from the Museum.
West Highland Museum
Cameron Square
Fort William
Scotland
PH33 6AJ
Mar 10:00 - 16:00 Mon - Sat
Apr - Oct 10:00 - 17:00 Mon - Sat
Nov - Dec 10:00 - 16:00 Mon - Sat
Jan - Feb Closed
Admission is FREE
Official Web Site: www.westhighlandmuseum.org.uk
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